Biology:Arhopala rama

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Dark Himalayan oakblue
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Arhopala rama rama
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Arhopala rama Courvoisier Collection, Basel
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. rama
Binomial name
Arhopala rama
Kollar, 1844[verification needed]
Synonyms

Amblypodia rama (Kollar, 1848)[verification needed]

Arhopala rama, the dark Himalayan oakblue, (sometimes placed in Amblypodia)[1] is a small butterfly found in India , Indochina, China and Japan that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.

Description

Deep dark blue, with a very broad margin; hindwing with a minute tail.[2]

Range in India

The butterfly occurs in the Indian Himalayas from Kashmir to Sikkim and from Manipur to Dawnas.[3]

Status

The species is common in the Himalayas, but not rare elsewhere.[3]

See also

Cited references

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Amblypodia rama". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=195032. 
  2. Seitz , A. Band 9: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die indo-australischen Tagfalter, 1927, 1197 Seiten 177 Tafeln This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 266, ser no H49.51. 

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3703341 entry