Overview
- Scientific name
- Callophrys ferrea Butler, 1866
- Japanese name
- コツバメ
- Group
- Butterfly
- Family
- Lycaenidae
- Recorded larval host plants
- 26
- Adult season
- 3月中旬~4月上旬、7月
Summary
Callophrys ferrea Butler, 1866 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).
Adult season in the source dataset: 3月中旬~4月上旬、7月.
Recorded larval host plants
- Viburnum dilatatum
- Rhododendron obtusum
- Malus pumila var. domestica
- Astilbe thunbergii var. thunbergii
- Salix caprea
- Rhododendron kaempferi var. kaempferi
- Rhododendron dauricum
- Pieris japonica subsp. japonica
- Rhododendron degronianum
- Vaccinium oldhamii
- Vaccinium bracteatum
- Lyonia ovalifolia var. elliptica
- Rhododendron molle subsp. japonicum
- Rhododendron brachycarpum
- Enkianthus perulatus
- ムラサキヤシオ
- Rhododendron pentandrum
- Chaenomeles speciosa
- Padus avium
- イスザクラ
- Aruncus dioicus var. kamtschaticus
- Hydrangea hirta
- Spiraea salicifolia
- Spiraea miyabei
- Padus grayana
- Spiraea thunbergii
Host plant search guides
Use these guide pages to find other Japanese insect records that use the same host plants.
- Viburnum and Sambucus shrubs host plant insects
- Apple trees (Malus) host plant insects
- Azaleas (Rhododendron) host plant insects
- Pieris and Ericaceae shrubs host plant insects
- Japanese name: ナツハゼ host plant insects
- Japanese name: ドウダンツツジ host plant insects
- Japanese name: ボケ host plant insects
- Japanese name: エゾノウワミズザクラ host plant insects
- Hydrangea host plant insects
- Japanese name: ホザキシモツケ host plant insects
- Cherry trees (Cerasus / Prunus) host plant insects
Original source note
3月中旬~4月上旬、7月