Biology:Rapala caerulea

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Rapala caerulea
Caerulea in Menetries1855.jpg
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R. caerulea
Binomial name
Rapala caerulea
(Bremer & Grey, 1851)
Synonyms
  • Thecla caerulea Bremer & Grey, [1851]
  • Thecla betuloides Blanchard, 1871
  • Atara betuloides

Rapala caerulea, the bush clover, is a butterfly of the Lycaeninae family. It was described by Otto Vasilievich Bremer and William Grey in 1851. It is found in north-eastern and central China , Taiwan and Korea[1] and the Russian Far East.

The length of the forewings is 16–17 mm. The wings are light blue with a dark border, strongly widened on the forewings of females.[2]

The larvae feed on Rosa multiflora and Rhamnus species.

Subspecies

  • Rapala caerulea caerulea
  • Rapala caerulea liliacea Nire, 1920 (Taiwan)

References

  1. "Rapala Moore, [1881]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  2. pisum.bionet.nsc.ru

Wikidata ☰ Q13486289 entry