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Celastrina filipjevi (Riley, 1934)

Самка (Celastrina filipjevi)

Taxonomy

class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Papilionoidea → family Lycaenidae → subfamily Polyommatinae → tribe Polyommatini → genus Celastrina → species Celastrina filipjevi

Species name(s)

Celastrina filipjevi (Riley, 1934) = Lycaenopsis filipjevi Riley, 1934 = Maslowskia filipjevi. [3, 9]

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Expansion

This species marks on the maps: 3.

Zoogeographical regions

Palaearctic.

Russia regions

#40. Primorsky.

Wingspan

27—32 mm.

Flight time

January February March April May June July August September October November December

Over-wintering stage

Ova.

Имаго (Celastrina filipjevi)

Detailed information with references

Distribution

  • Regions of the Russian Federation: Seaside. [3].
  • Rare species with limited distribution. In Primorye, known only 3 natural habitat type. View strictly localized in areas of lowland deciduous forests and shrubs along river banks. [96].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

  • Wingspan 27-32 mm. The male are the top violet-blue with a narrow black margin. The female black edge pattern expanded fringe, especially near the top of the wing, which continues along the costal margin. On the underside light gray with a blue plaque at the root.On the front and rear wings of pronounced black picture: discal touches the outside and usually a number of points podkraevoy [8].

General info about Imago

  • Moths lay eggs of the first generation on the young twigs at the base of petioles, on stalks and leaves. Moths of the second generation lay eggs on the branches, mainly in the trunks under the flaking bark. [96].

Imago lifespan

  • Two generations per year. The first generation - from late June to mid-July, the second - from late July to September. [96].

General info about Larva

  • The shape of the copper-butterfly caterpillars Filipeva similar to pill bugs, but color has light green, the color of the underside of the leaves. Located on the bottom leaves Prinsep, eat their soft tissue, leaving a translucent skin. [97].
  • Caterpillars molt 3 experience. Grown caterpillars up to 15 mm, green. Dorsal side pale turquoise with three longitudinal yellow and green lines. Line near the spiracles grayish-yellow. The head is dark, the whole body with light hairs. Thoracic legs are bright, with brown hairs [98].

Larva food plants / other food objects

  • Shrub ploskosemyannik Chinese or Chinese Prinsep (Prinsepia sinensis), listed in the Red Book of the Russian Federation [96].

Pupa

  • The pupae are attached to the bottom intact leaves of host plants. [96].
  • Pupa of up to 10 mm, green with slightly paler abdominal segment. Body as a rare light-colored hairs. Develops 9-19 days [98].

Egg

  • In laying 1-10 eggs disposed loose or 2-5 together. [96].
  • Eggs are white, ribbed, diameter 0.7 mm [98].

Overwintering stage

  • Eggs laid by the second generation of adults. [96].

Subspecies of Celastrina filipjevi

Authors

Photos: Irina Nikulina, Vladimir Mescheryakov.

Text data: Peter Khramov, Irina Nikulina.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov, Sergei Kotov.

References

Comments

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26.01.2014 17:19, Sergei Kotov Corrected data.

Wingspan: No formalized data → 27—32 mm.

24.01.2014 1:09, Peter Khramov Corrected data.

Over-wintering stage: No formalized data → Ova.

19.01.2014 23:23, Peter Khramov Corrected data.

Zoogeographical regions: No formalized data → Palaearctic. Flight time: No formalized data → June, July, August, September.

19.02.2013 1:05, Irina Nikulina

Forage caterpillars - Chinese shrub Prinsep (Prinsepia sinensis)

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