Limenitis moltrechti Kardakov, 1928
Taxonomy
class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Papilionoidea → family Nymphalidae → subfamily Limenitidinae → tribe Limenitidini → genus Limenitis → species Limenitis moltrechti
Species name(s)
Limenitis moltrechti Kardakov, 1928 = Limenitis takamukuana Matsumura, 1931. [9]
urn:lsid:insecta.pro:taxonomy:56986
Expansion
This species marks on the maps: 5.
Zoogeographical regions
Palaearctic.
Russia regions
#37. Nizhne-Amursky; #40. Primorsky.
Flight time
January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
Larva lifespan
January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
Detailed information with references
Distribution
- Regions of the Russian Federation: the Lower Amur, Seaside. [3].
- Amur region, Primorye, China, Korea
It is found on the edges and mid mountain cedar-broadleaf forests, partly in the spruce-fir taiga and deciduous forests with a rich understory of shrubs [2].
Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species
- On the upper part of the hindwings there is a submarginal band with light, almost white holes. Forewing length: Males 27-31, females 34-35. [130].
Imago lifespan
- One generation. Flight of the second half of July to mid-August [2].
General info about Larva
- Caterpillar green top with white side stripes and a dark lower part of the body. On the back 2 rows brown spines, of which 3 front pair is much longer than the others [2].
Larva food plants / other food objects
- Lonicera praeflorens Batalin (early-flowering honeysuckle), Lonicera japonica Thunb. (Japanese Honeysuckle)
Lonicera chrysantha Turcz. ex Ledeb. (honeysuckle, golden) [9].
Larva lifespan
- Tracks marked the end of May to end of June [2].
Authors
Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.
Photos:
Evgeny Komarov, Irina Nikulina. 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
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