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Arhopala rama

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Dark Himalayan oakblue
Arhopala rama rama
Arhopala rama Courvoisier Collection, Basel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. rama
Binomial name
Arhopala rama
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

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

Range in India

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

Status

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

See also

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Cited references

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Amblypodia rama​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
  2. ^ Seitz , A. Band 9: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die indo-australischen Tagfalter, 1927, 1197 Seiten 177 Tafeln Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ a b Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 266, ser no H49.51.

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