Plebejus argus Linnaeus, 1758

Japanese name: ヒメシジミ

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
Plebejus argus Linnaeus, 1758
Japanese name
ヒメシジミ
Group
Butterfly
Family
Lycaenidae (シジミチョウ科)
Recorded larval host plants
20
Adult season
6~8月、6月、7月中旬~8月上旬

Summary

Plebejus argus 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: 6~8月、6月、7月中旬~8月上旬.

Recorded larval host plants

Original source note

6~8月、6月、7月中旬~8月上旬