Polygonia c-album Linnaeus, 1758

Japanese name: シータテハ

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: Polygonia c-album Linnaeus, 1758
Japanese name: シータテハ
Group: Butterfly
Family: Nymphalidae (タテハチョウ科)
Recorded larval host plants: 11
Adult season: 6～8月、5月中旬、8～9月

Summary

Polygonia c-album 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: Nymphalidae (タテハチョウ科).

Adult season in the source dataset: 6～8月、5月中旬、8～9月.

Recorded larval host plants

Ulmus davidiana var. japonica
Japanese name: ハルニレ
Humulus lupulus var. cordifolius
Japanese name: カラハナソウ
Boehmeria spicata
Japanese name: コアカソ
Ulmus parvifolia
Japanese name: アキニレ
Ulmus pumila
Japanese name: ノニレ
Ulmus laciniata
Japanese name: オヒョウ
Celtis sinensis
Japanese name: エノキ
Celtis jessoensis
Japanese name: エゾエノキ
Humulus lupulus var. cordifolius
Japanese name: カラハナソウ
Urtica angustifolia var. angustifolia
Japanese name: ホソバイラクサ
Boehmeria silvestrii
Japanese name: アカソ

Original source note

6～8月、5月中旬、8～9月