Araschnia burejana

Araschnia burejana, the large map, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Tibet, China, the Amur and Ussuri regions of Russia, Korea and Japan.

Araschnia burejana
Araschnia burejana strigosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Araschnia
Species:
A. burejana
Binomial name
Araschnia burejana
(Bremer, 1861)
Synonyms
  • Araschnia kurilicola Bryk, 1942
  • Araschnia fallax Janson, 1877 (summer form)

It occurs in mixed forest up to 1,300 meters. Adults are on wing from May to June and from July to August in two generations per year.[1]

The larvae feed on Urtica species.

Subspecies

  • Araschnia burejana burejana
  • Araschnia burejana chinensis Oberthür
  • Araschnia burejana leechi Oberthür
  • Araschnia burejana strigosa
Araschnia burejana strigosa

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.