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Curio Oakblue (Arhopala curiosa) While roaming in remote areas of Arunachal Pradesh of North East India, I found this rare butterfly Curio Oakblue (Arhopala curiosa) in Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary. It took almost 1 year for identification by expert Dr. <br /> Krushnamegh Kunte. According to the expert this is only other record known of the species and first colored photograph ever. Arhopala curiosa,Curious oakblue,Geotagged,India Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies intro

Curio Oakblue (Arhopala curiosa)

While roaming in remote areas of Arunachal Pradesh of North East India, I found this rare butterfly Curio Oakblue (Arhopala curiosa) in Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary. It took almost 1 year for identification by expert Dr.
Krushnamegh Kunte. According to the expert this is only other record known of the species and first colored photograph ever.

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    Annette Flottwell
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    a truly wonderful find, my respect!!
    what an excellent camouflage,too!     Posted 9 years ago

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The Curious oakblue

Arhopala curiosa is a species of oakblue butterfly which was described by Evans in 1957.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by WildFlower
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