Arhopala japonica

Arhopala japonica, the Japanese oakblue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Indochina, Japan, the Ryukyu Islands, the Korean Peninsula and Taiwan.

Japanese oakblue
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. japonica
Binomial name
Arhopala japonica
(Murray, 1875)[1]
Synonyms
  • Amblypodia japonica
  • Narathura japonica

The wingspan is 24–30 mm.

The larvae feed on Pasania edulis, Pasania glabra, Quercus acuta, Quercus glauca, Quercus serrata, Quercus stenophylla, Cyclobalanopsis glauca, Cyclobalanopsis gilva and Cyclobalanopsis acuta.

Subspecies

  • Arhopala japonica japonica
  • Arhopala japonica kotoshona (Taiwan)
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References

  1. Murray, 1875 Notes on Japanese Butterflies, with descriptions of new Genera and Species Ent. mon. Mag. 11 : 166-172


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