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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 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.

Subspecies

  • Rapala caerulea caerulea
  • Rapala caerulea liliacea <small>Nire, 1920</small> (Taiwan)

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