Biology:Sasakia charonda

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Great purple emperor
Sasakia charonda formosana male back 20140525.jpg
Male
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Male (left) and female (right)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Apaturinae
Genus: Sasakia
Species:
S. charonda
Binomial name
Sasakia charonda
(Hewitson, 1863)
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Diadema charonda Hewitson, 1863
  • Euripus coreanus Leech, 1887

Sasakia charonda, the Japanese emperor or great purple emperor, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is native to Japan (from Hokkaidō to Kyūshū), the Korean Peninsula, China , northern Taiwan and northern Vietnam. Its wingspan averages 50 mm (2.0 in) for males, and 65 mm (2.6 in) for females. They are common in the upper canopies of forests, only coming down to feed or to find salt sources. The larvae of the species feed on hackberries, like Celtis jessoensis, Celtis japonica and Celtis sinensis.[3][4]

S. charonda is the national butterfly of Japan, where it is known as 大紫 or オオムラサキ (ō-murasaki, "great purple").[5][6] Its Chinese name is 大紫蛺蝶 (Traditional Chinese, dàzǐjiádié, "big purple butterfly") and the Korean name is 왕오색나비, which means "king five-coloured butterfly".

See also

  • List of butterflies of Taiwan

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q714716 entry