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Thecla betulina

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Thecla betulina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Thecla
Species:
T. betulina
Binomial name
Thecla betulina
Synonyms
  • Zephyrus betulae gaimana Doi & Chow, 1931

Thecla betulina is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1887. It is found in the Russian Far East (Ussuri, Amur), north-eastern China and Korea.[1] The species is found in the forest belt where it inhabits forest edges and river valleys.

Adults often visit flowering Umbelliferae species.

The larvae feed on Malus species (including M. mandschurica) and possibly Pyrus species. They roll a leaf of their host plant, forming a tube.

Subspecies

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  • Thecla betulina betulina
  • Thecla betulina minekoae Morita, 2003 (China: Yunnan)
  • Thecla betulina shibasakii Morita, 2003 (China: Heilongjiang)

References

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  1. ^ "Thecla Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms