Arhopala dodonaea
Species of butterfly
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Arhopala dodonaea, the pale Himalayan oakblue, (sometimes listed as a synonym of Amblypodia rama)[3] is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
| Pale Himalayan oakblue | |
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| Male, Courvoisier Collection, Basel | |
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| Male on left, the female is always larger | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Arhopala |
| Species: | A. dodonaea |
| Binomial name | |
| Arhopala dodonaea | |
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Description
Both male and female are blue with a broad border. The underside is grey. The female forewing termen is markedly crenulate.
Range
Status
William Harry Evans reported that the species was common in 1932.[4]