Overview

Scientific name
Libythea lepita Moore, 1858
Japanese name
テングチョウ
Group
Butterfly
Family
Nymphalidae (タテハチョウ科)
Recorded larval host plants
3
Adult season
4月中旬、5月、10月
Libythea lepita Moore, 1858 photograph
Libythea lepita Moore, 1858

Summary

Libythea lepita Moore, 1858 is documented here as a butterfly associated with plants recorded in Japan.

The scientific name is used as the primary identifier because a stable English common name is not always available for Japanese taxa.

Family: Nymphalidae (タテハチョウ科).

Adult season in the source dataset: 4月中旬、5月、10月.

Recorded larval host plants