Arhopala rama

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Dark Himalayan oakblue
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Arhopala rama rama
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Arhopala rama Courvoisier Collection, Basel
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. rama
Binomial name
Arhopala rama
Kollar, 1844[verification needed]
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.

Range in India[]

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

Status[]

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

See also[]

Cited references[]

  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. ^ 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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