Rapala caerulea

Rapala caerulea, the bush clover, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Otto Vasilievich Bremer and William Grey in 1851. It is found in north-eastern and central China, Taiwan, Korea[1] and the Russian Far East.

Rapala caerulea
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R. caerulea
Binomial name
Rapala caerulea
(Bremer & Grey, 1851)
Synonyms
  • Thecla caerulea Bremer & Grey, [1851]
  • Thecla betuloides Blanchard, 1871
  • Atara betuloides

The length of the forewings is 16–17 mm. The wings are light blue with a dark border, strongly widened on the forewings of females.[2]

The larvae feed on Rosa multiflora and Rhamnus species.

Subspecies

  • Rapala caerulea caerulea
  • Rapala caerulea liliacea Nire, 1920 (Taiwan)

References

  1. Savela, Markku (March 10, 2019). "Rapala caerulea (Bremer & Grey, [1851])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  2. "Familia Lycaenidae [Leach], [1815]". Butterflies of the Asian part of Russia. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
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