Leptidea amurensis
Leptidea amurensis is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found from western Siberia to the Ussuri region and in North Korea, China, Mongolia and Japan.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Leptidea |
| Species: | L. amurensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptidea amurensis Ménétriés, 1859 | |
Description in Seitz
amurensis L. amurensis Men. (27 g) from the Amur, North China and Japan, is especially characterised by the elongate forewing. The upperside is white, the male having a larger blackish subapical patch, which is absent from the female or is much smaller and less well marked; the underside is white, with a yellowish apical spot on the forewing and grey shadowv markings on the hindwing. — The spring-form vernalis Graes. is smaller, being darker beneath. — vibilia Janson[ now L. sinapis ssp. vibilia Janson, 1878], from North Japan, has more pointed wings than amurensis being similar to duponcheli in markings and colour. — morsei Fenton is apparently an aberration in which the subapical spot of the forewing above is less developed. [1]
Biology
The larvae feed on Hedysarum ussuriense, Lupinus species and Vicia amoena.
Subspecies
- Leptidea amurensis amurensis
- Leptidea amurensis emisinapis (Altai, Sayan, Transbaikalia)
- Leptidea amurensis jacutia (Yakutia)
- Leptidea amurensis japana
References
- Julius Rober in Seitz. A. in Seitz, A. ed. Band 1: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Tagfalter, 1909, 379 Seiten, mit 89 kolorierten Tafeln (3470 Figuren)
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