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."Familia Lycaenidae [Leach], ". Butterflies of the Asian part of Russia. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
The larvae feed on Rosa multiflora and Rhamnus species.
Subspecies Rapala caerulea caerulea Rapala caerulea liliacea Nire, 1920 (Taiwan)
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