Favonius saphirinus (Staudinger, 1887)

Taxonomy

class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Papilionoidea → family Lycaenidae → subfamily Theclinae → tribe Theclini → genus Favonius → species Favonius saphirinus

Species name(s)

Favonius saphirinus (Staudinger, 1887) = Thecla saphirina Staudinger, 1887 = Zephyrus immaculatus Watari, 1935 = Favonius saphirina = Neozephirus saphirinus. [3, 9]

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Expansion

This species marks on the maps: 2.

Zoogeographical regions

Palaearctic.

Russia regions

#37. Nizhne-Amursky; #40. Primorsky.

Forewing length

15—19 mm.

Flight time

January

February

March

April

May

June

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August

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October

November

December

Detailed information with references

Distribution

Regions of the Russian Federation: the Lower Amur, Seaside. [3].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

Dark discal strokes stand out clearly on the silvery white below the wings. The front wings are rounded at the top. The length of the front wings 15-19. [130].

Imago lifespan

July-mid-August [130].

Larva food plants / other food objects

Quercus mongolica, Q. dentata. [130].

Subspecies of Favonius saphirinus

Favonius saphirinus graeseri Dantchenko, 2000. [9]
F. s. jezonicus Murayama, 1953. [9]
F. s. nipponicus Murayama, 1953. [9]
F. s. okadai Kowaya, 1996. [9]
F. s. oseanus Murayama, 1953. [9]
F. s. oseanus Murayama, 1955. [187]
F. s. pedius (Leech, 1894). [9]
F. s. saphirinus. [9]

Authors

Photos: Vladimir Mescheryakov.

Text data: Peter Khramov, Yuri Semejkin.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov, Sergei Kotov.

References

[3] Каталог чешуекрылых (Lepidoptera) России. Под ред. С. Ю. Синёва. СПб.; М.: Товарищество научных изданий КМК, 2008
[9] Tree of Life (funet.fi), 2012
[130] Определитель насекомых Дальнего Востока России том 5. Ручейники и чешуекрылые, часть 5. Владивосток: Дальнаука, 2005
[187] Species 2000, http://www.sp2000.org