Biology:Wagimo signata

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Wagimo signata
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W. signata
Binomial name
Wagimo signata
(Butler, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Thecla signata Butler, [1882]
  • Wagimo kyotoensis Murayama, 1953
  • Wagimo signatus signatus ab. iwateanus Murayama, 1964
  • Thecla quercivora Staudinger, 1887

Wagimo signata is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881. It is found in the Russian Far East (Ussuri, Primor'e), north-eastern and central China , Korea and Japan .[1]

Adults hatch in the middle of July.

The larvae feed on Quercus species (including Q. dentata, Q. serrata, Q. mongolica, Q. acutissima, Q. alinea and Q. variabilis), as well as Cyclobalanospsis glauca. The larva of the first instar bores into the bud. Later instars feed on flowers and fresh leaves. Pupation takes place inside a shelter which the larva nibble out of the bark.[2]

Subspecies

  • Wagimo signata signata
  • Wagimo signata minamii (Fujioka, 1994)
  • Wagimo signata quercivora (Staudinger, 1887) (southern Ussuri)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13485328 entry