Limenitis sydyi Lederer, 1853
Taxonomy
class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Papilionoidea → family Nymphalidae → subfamily Limenitidinae → tribe Limenitidini → genus Limenitis → species Limenitis sydyi
Species name(s)
Limenitis sydyi Lederer, 1853.
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Expansion
Zoogeographical regions
Palaearctic.
Russia regions
#23. Predaltaisky; #28. Zabaikalsky; #36. Sredne-Amursky; #37. Nizhne-Amursky; #40. Primorsky.
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, Prealtay, Seaside, Mid-Amur. [3].
- Altai, Eastern. Trans-Baikal, Amur region, Primorye, China, and Korea. [2].
Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species
- The upper wings are usually black or dark brown with white stripes and spots. 1. Center of the forewings with 1 white spot or no spots at all. - Center of the forewings with two white spots. 2. The bottom of the wings along the outer edge without pollination. The median band is narrow, always without a bluish tint. - The underside of the wings along the outer edge with a broad white pollination, cut by a brownish-red line. The median pereval is broad, with a bluish tint at the edges on top in males. Forewing length: Males 24-30, females 29-34. [130].
Imago lifespan
- One generation, the flight of the end of June until mid-August. [2].
- On redlands, edges, and clearings of rare-coniferous broadleaf and mixed forests in late VI to mid VIII. [130].
General info about Larva
- Caterpillar of last instar light zelёnayas wide dark green stripe along the body in spiny.Vsё branched spines on the sides, they are bright, situated in the 3-series. On either side of the dorsal stripe on a number of long, dark spines (6-7mm), about whom another 2 series of short spines. In certain segments of the pattern of black dots and strokes.The head is light brown with black eyes and a black triangle between them. The head is covered with light-colored spines, top of the head and long black spines. Thoracic legs are black. [2].
Larva food plants / other food objects
- In the Altai - Lonicera altaica (Honeysuckle Altay)
In the Far East - Spiraea media Schmidt (Spiraea average) and Spiraea salicifolia L. (Spiraea purple loosestrife) [2].
- Honeysuckle, spirea. [130].
Pupa
- Dolly to 22 mm in length, pearl color with 4 rows of black spots on the abdominal segments and the outer edge of the wing buds. Hanging on thin branches of host plants. Develops 10-12 days. [2].
Subspecies of Limenitis sydyi
- Limenitis sydyi bergmani Bryk, 1946. [187]
- L. s. japonica Ménétriès, 1857. [187]
- L. s. latefasciata Ménétriés, 1859. [9]
- L. s. sydyi. [9]
Authors
Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.
Photos:
Baryshenko Andrey, Yuri Semejkin. Text data: Peter Khramov, Yuri Semejkin, Irina Nikulina.
The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov, Sergei Kotov.
References
- [2] Коршунов Ю. П. Булавоусые чешуекрылые Северной Азии. М.: КМК, 2002
- [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
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