Favonius orientalis Murray, 1875

Japanese name: オオミドリシジミ

English common names are not assigned automatically on this site. Scientific names are used as the primary identifier when available, and Japanese names are shown only as local reference names.

Overview

Scientific name: Favonius orientalis Murray, 1875
Japanese name: オオミドリシジミ
Group: Butterfly
Family: Lycaenidae (シジミチョウ科)
Recorded larval host plants: 9
Adult season: 6～7月、7～8月、9月

Summary

Favonius orientalis Murray, 1875 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: 6～7月、7～8月、9月.

Recorded larval host plants

Quercus serrata
Japanese name: コナラ
Quercus dentata
Japanese name: カシワ
Quercus crispula var. crispula
Japanese name: ミズナラ
Quercus acutissima
Japanese name: クヌギ
Quercus variabilis
Japanese name: アベマキ
Quercus aliena
Japanese name: ナラガシワ
Quercus glauca
Japanese name: アラカシ
Quercus sessilifolia
Japanese name: ツクバネガシ
Quercus salicina
Japanese name: ウラジロガシ

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Original source note

6～7月、7～8月、9月