Arhopala rama
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.
| Dark Himalayan oakblue | |
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| Arhopala rama rama | |
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| Arhopala rama Courvoisier Collection, Basel | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Arhopala |
| Species: | A. rama |
| Binomial name | |
| Arhopala rama Kollar, 1844 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Amblypodia rama (Kollar, 1848) | |
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]
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Cited references
- 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.
- Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 266, ser no H49.51.
References
- Beccaloni, George; Scoble, Malcolm; Kitching, Ian; Simonsen, Thomas; Robinson, Gaden; Pitkin, Brian; Hine, Adrian; Lyal, Chris. "The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex)". Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society.
- Haribal, Meena (1992). The Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and Their Natural History. Gangtok, Sikkim, India: Sikkim Nature Conservation Foundation.
- Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. ISBN 978-8170192329.
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