Thecla betulina

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Thecla betulina
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Thecla
Species:
T. betulina
Binomial name
Thecla betulina
Staudinger, 1887
Synonyms
  • Zephyrus betulae gaimanaDoi & Chow, 1931

Thecla betulina is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1887. It is found in the Russian Far East (Ussuri, Amur), north-eastern China and Korea. [1] The species is found in the forest belt where it inhabits forest edges and river valleys.

Adults often visit flowering Umbelliferae species.

The larvae feed on Malus species (including M. mandschurica ) and possibly Pyrus species. They roll a leaf of their host plant, forming a tube.

Subspecies

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References

  1. "Thecla Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms