Arhopala rama

Dark Himalayan oakblue
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species: A. rama
Binomial name
Arhopala rama
Kollar, 1844
Synonyms

Amblypodia rama (Kollar, 1848)

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.

Range in India

The butterfly occurs in the Indian Himalayas from Kashmir to Sikkim and from Manipur to Dawnas.[2]

Status

The species is common in the Himalayas, but not rare elsewhere.[2]

See also

Cited references

  1. Card for rama in LepIndex. Accessed 16 June 2007.
  2. 1 2 Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 266, ser no H49.51.

References


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