Overview
- Scientific name
- Narathura japonica
- Japanese name
- ムラサキシジミ
- Group
- Butterfly
- Family
- Lycaenidae
- Recorded larval host plants
- 16
- Adult season
- 5月下旬～6月上旬
Narathura japonica
Summary
Narathura japonica 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: 5月下旬～6月上旬.
Recorded larval host plants
- カシ
- Quercus acuta
- Quercus salicina
- Quercus myrsinaefolia
- Quercus gilva
- Quercus hondae
- Quercus phillyraeoides
- Quercus sessilifolia
- Quercus serrata
- Quercus acutissima
- Quercus crispula var. crispula
- Quercus dentata
- Quercus aliena
- Quercus miyagii
- Castanopsis sieboldii subsp. sieboldii
- Quercus glauca var. amamiana
Host plant search guides
Use these guide pages to find other Japanese insect records that use the same host plants.
- Evergreen oaks host plant insects
- Quercus myrsinifolia host plant insects
- Japanese name: イチイガシ host plant insects
- Quercus phillyreoides host plant insects
- Japanese name: ツクバネガシ host plant insects
- Quercus serrata host plant insects
- Quercus acutissima host plant insects
- Quercus crispula host plant insects
- Quercus dentata host plant insects
- Quercus aliena host plant insects
- Castanopsis sieboldii host plant insects
- Quercus glauca host plant insects
Original source note
5月下旬～6月上旬