Arhopala rama

The Dark Himalayan Oakblue (Arhopala rama, 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 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. ^ ^{a b} Evans,W.H.(1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies, ser no H49.51, pp 266.

See also

• Lycaenidae
• List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae)

References

• Beccaloni, G. W., Scoble, M. J., Robinson, G. S. & Pitkin, B. (Editors). 2003. The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex). World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/entomology/lepindex.
• Evans, W.H. (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies. (2nd Ed), Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India
• Haribal, Meena (1994) Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and their Natural History.
• Wynter-Blyth, M.A. (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region, Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.