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 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
- ↑ Card for rama in LepIndex. Accessed 16 Jun 2007.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Evans,W.H.(1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies, ser no H49.51, pp 266.
See also
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.