Favonius orientalis

Favonius orientalis is an East Palearctic species of hairstreak butterfly found in China, Amur, Ussuri, Kunashir, Japan, and Korea.

Favonius orientalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Favonius
Species:
F. orientalis
Binomial name
Favonius orientalis
(Murray, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Dipsas orientalis Murray, 1875
  • Ruralis orientalis chosenicola Bryk, 1946
  • Favonius shirozui Murayama, 1956
  • Favonius orientalis primoriensis Murayama, 1978

The larva feeds on Quercus mongolica, Quercus serrata, Quercus dentata, Quercus acutissima, Quercus variabilis and Fabaceae.[1]

Subspecies
  • F. o. orientalis (Honshu)
  • F. o. shirozui Murayama, 1956 (Hokkaido)
  • F. o. schischkini Kurentzov, 1970 (Amur, Ussuri, Kunashir)

References
  1. "Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 1942" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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