Arhopala dodonaea

Pale Himalayan Oakblue
Male on left, the always larger female on the right
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species: A. dodonaea
Binomial name
Arhopala dodonaea
Moore, 1857
Synonyms

Amblypodia dodonaea (Moore, 1857)

The Pale Himalayan Oakblue (Arhopala dodonaea, sometimes placed in Amblypodia[1]) is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family.

Range

The butterfly occurs in India (Kumaon), and Pakistan.[2]

Status

Common.[2]

Cited references

  1. Card for dodonaea in LepIndex. Accessed 16 Jun 2007.
  2. 1 2 Evans,W.H.(1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies, ser no H49.50, pp 266.

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