Luehdorfia japonica Leech, 1889

Japanese name: ギフチョウ

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: Luehdorfia japonica Leech, 1889
Japanese name: ギフチョウ
Group: Butterfly
Family: Papilionidae (アゲハチョウ科)
Recorded larval host plants: 13
Adult season: 3月下旬～4月下旬、4月上旬、4月下旬～5月下旬、5月上旬、6月

Summary

Luehdorfia japonica Leech, 1889 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: Papilionidae (アゲハチョウ科).

Adult season in the source dataset: 3月下旬～4月下旬、4月上旬、4月下旬～5月下旬、5月上旬、6月.

Recorded larval host plants

Asarum fauriei var. fauriei
Japanese name: ミチノクサイシン
キンキカンアオイ
Japanese name: キンキカンアオイ
Asarum asperum
Japanese name: ミヤコアオイ
Asarum fauriei var. nakaianum
Japanese name: ミヤマアオイ
Asarum megacalyx
Japanese name: コシノカンアオイ
Asarum hexalobum var. hexalobum
Japanese name: サンヨウアオイ
Asarum takaoi
Japanese name: ヒメカンアオイ
Asarum rigescens var. brachypodion
Japanese name: スズカカンアオイ
Asarum curvistigma
Japanese name: カギガタアオイ
Asarum blumei
Japanese name: ランヨウアオイ
Asarum asaroides
Japanese name: タイリンアオイ
Asarum sieboldii
Japanese name: ウスバサイシン
Asarum caulescens
Japanese name: フタバアオイ

Original source note

3月下旬～4月下旬、4月上旬、4月下旬～5月下旬、5月上旬、6月