Neozephyrus japonicus (Murray, 1854)
Taxonomy
class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Papilionoidea → family Lycaenidae → subfamily Theclinae → tribe Theclini → genus Neozephyrus → species Neozephyrus japonicus
Species name(s)
Neozephyrus japonicus (Murray, 1854) = Dipsas japonicus Murray, 1875 = fasciatus (Janson, 1878) = bellis (Kardakov, 1928) = unicolor (Kardakov, 1928) = sidemina (Kardakov, 1928) = Neozephirus japonicus = taxila. [3, 9]
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Expansion
This species marks on the maps: 1.
Zoogeographical regions
Palaearctic.
Russia regions
#28. Zabaikalsky; #36. Sredne-Amursky; #37. Nizhne-Amursky; #38. Sakhalin; #39. Yuzhno-Kurilsky; #40. Primorsky.
Forewing length
15—19 mm.
Primary colors
Green, Brown/Gray/Black.
Flight time
January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
Detailed information with references
Distribution
- Regions of the Russian Federation: the Trans-Baikal, the Lower Amur, Primorye, Sakhalin, Mid-Amur, South Kuril. [3].
Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species
- Discal strokes below the wings there. Bottom rear wings postdiskalnaya band is slightly concave in the middle. Tail short (less than 3 mm) thick. When wetted with alcohol stain top wings of males becomes purple. The length of the forewings of males 15-19, females 17,5-19,5. [130].
Imago lifespan
- Mid-July to September [130].
Larva food plants / other food objects
Subspecies of Neozephyrus japonicus
- Neozephyrus japonicus koreanus (Riley, 1939). [9]
- N. j. monticolus Shirôzu, 1952. [9]
- N. j. regina (Butler, [1881]). [9]
- N. j. sachalinensis (Matsumura, 1928). [9]
Authors
Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.
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
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