Jamides bochus Stoll, 1782 | Butterfly profile from Japan

Overview

Scientific name: Jamides bochus Stoll, 1782
Japanese name: ルリウラナミシジミ
Group: Butterfly
Family: Lycaenidae (シジミチョウ科)
Recorded larval host plants: 13

Summary

Jamides bochus Stoll, 1782 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: Lycaenidae (シジミチョウ科).

Recorded larval host plants

Pongamia pinnata
Japanese name: クロヨナ
Derris trifoliata
Japanese name: シイノキカズラ
Pueraria montana
Japanese name: タイワンクズ
Canavalia cathartica
Japanese name: タカナタマメ
Canavalia lineata
Japanese name: ハマナタマメ
Crotalaria juncea
Japanese name: サンヘンプ
Vigna marina
Japanese name: ハマアズキ
Macroptilium atropurpureum
Japanese name: クロバナツルアズキ
Macroptilium lathyroides
Japanese name: ナンバンアカバナアズキ
Psophocarpus palustris
Japanese name: シカクマメ
Indigofera suffruticosa
Japanese name: ナンバンコマツナギ
Vigna marina
Japanese name: ハマアズキ
Derris elliptica
Japanese name: デリス