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)

The Dark Himalayan Oakblue (Arhopala rama, 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

Common in the Himalayas. Not Rare elsewhere.[2]

Cited references

  1. Card for rama in LepIndex. Accessed 16 Jun 2007.
  2. 1 2 Evans,W.H.(1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies, ser no H49.51, pp 266.

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