Curious oakblue

Arhopala curiosa

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

Naming

Synonym
Narathura curiosa Evans, 1957

Distribution

Type Locality: Dokyong La, Bhutan, at 3,000m

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyLycaenidae
GenusArhopala
SpeciesArhopala curiosa