Rapala caerulea

(Rapala caerulea)

Description

Rapala caerulea, the bush clover, is a butterfly of the Lycaeninae family. It was described by Otto Vasilievich Bremer and William Grey in 1851. It is found in north-eastern and central China, Taiwan and Korea and the Russian Far East. 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. The larvae feed on Rosa multiflora and Rhamnus species.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Lycaenidae
Genus:Rapala
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