Rapala caerulea

Rapala caerulea
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Rapala
Species:	R. caerulea
Binomial name
Rapala caerulea (Bremer & Grey, 1851)
Synonyms
Thecla caerulea Bremer & Grey, [1851] Thecla betuloides Blanchard, 1871 Atara betuloides

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.

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.

• "Rapala caerulea (Bremer & Grey, [1851])". Insecta.pro. Retrieved February 6, 2020.