Overview
- Scientific name
- Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758
- Japanese name
- ルリシジミ
- Group
- Butterfly
- Family
- Lycaenidae
- Recorded larval host plants
- 39
- Adult season
- 3月下旬、5月中旬、4月下旬、6月、6~10月
Summary
Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 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月下旬、5月中旬、4月下旬、6月、6~10月.
Recorded larval host plants
- Wisteria floribunda
- Wisteria brachybotrys
- Wisteriopsis reticulata
- Sophora flavescens
- Robinia pseudoacacia
- Pueraria lobata subsp. lobata
- ハギ
- Vicia cracca
- Vicia sepium
- Gleditsia japonica
- Amorpha fruticosa
- Hylodesmum podocarpum subsp. oxyphyllum var. japonicum
- Vicia venosa subsp. cuspidata var. cuspidata
- Trifolium repens
- Cornus controversa var. controversa
- Cornus macrophylla
- Malus pumila var. domestica
- Prunus salicina
- Sorbaria sorbifolia var. stellipila
- Laurocerasus spinulosa
- Laurocerasus zippeliana
- Sorbus commixta
- セイヨウナナカマド
- Staphylea bumalda
- Cuscuta japonica
- Castanopsis sieboldii subsp. sieboldii
- Quercus serrata
- Quercus acutissima
- Quercus aliena
- Phellodendron amurense var. amurense
- Fallopia japonica
- Fallopia sachalinensis
- Rumex acetosella subsp. pyrenaicus
- セッカヤナギ
- Mallotus japonicus
- Glochidion rubrum
- Acer tataricum subsp. aidzuense
- Glandularia hybrida
- Aesculus turbinata
Host plant search guides
Use these guide pages to find other Japanese insect records that use the same host plants.
- Wisteria host plant insects
- Japanese name: ハリエンジュ host plant insects
- Kudzu (Pueraria) host plant insects
- Japanese bush clovers (Lespedeza) host plant insects
- Japanese name: イブキノエンドウ host plant insects
- Clovers (Trifolium) host plant insects
- Cornus trees host plant insects
- Apple trees (Malus) host plant insects
- Peach and plum trees (Prunus) host plant insects
- Rowans (Sorbus) host plant insects
- Japanese name: ミツバウツギ host plant insects
- Castanopsis sieboldii host plant insects
- Quercus serrata host plant insects
- Quercus acutissima host plant insects
- Quercus aliena host plant insects
- Citrus trees host plant insects
- Japanese knotweed (Reynoutria japonica) host plant insects
- Mallotus japonicus host plant insects
- Maples (Acer) host plant insects
- Japanese name: トチノキ host plant insects
Original source note
3月下旬、5月中旬、4月下旬、6月、6~10月