Rapala caerulea
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| Species: | R. caerulea
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| Rapala caerulea (Bremer & Grey, 1851)
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Rapala caerulea, the Bush clover, is a butterfly of the Lycaeninae family. It was described by Bremer & Grey in 1851. It is found in north-eastern and central China, Taiwan and Korea[1] 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.[2]
The larvae feed on Rosa multiflora and Rhamnus species.
Subspecies
- Rapala caerulea caerulea
- Rapala caerulea liliacea Nire, 1920 (Taiwan)
References
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