Narathura japonica

Japanese name: ムラサキシジミ

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: Narathura japonica
Japanese name: ムラサキシジミ
Group: Butterfly
Family: Lycaenidae (シジミチョウ科)
Recorded larval host plants: 16
Adult season: 5月下旬～6月上旬

Narathura japonica photograph

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
Japanese name: カシ
Quercus acuta
Japanese name: アカガシ
Quercus salicina
Japanese name: ウラジロガシ
Quercus myrsinaefolia
Japanese name: シラカシ
Quercus gilva
Japanese name: イチイガシ
Quercus hondae
Japanese name: ハナガガシ
Quercus phillyraeoides
Japanese name: ウバメガシ
Quercus sessilifolia
Japanese name: ツクバネガシ
Quercus serrata
Japanese name: コナラ
Quercus acutissima
Japanese name: クヌギ
Quercus crispula var. crispula
Japanese name: ミズナラ
Quercus dentata
Japanese name: カシワ
Quercus aliena
Japanese name: ナラガシワ
Quercus miyagii
Japanese name: オキナワウラジロガシ
Castanopsis sieboldii subsp. sieboldii
Japanese name: スダジイ
Quercus glauca var. amamiana
Japanese name: アマミアラカシ

Original source note

5月下旬～6月上旬