Iratsume

Iratsume is a monotypic butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. Its single species is Iratsume orsedice.[1]

Iratsume
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Iratsume
Species:
I. orsedice
Binomial name
Iratsume orsedice
(Butler, [1882])
Synonyms
  • Thecla orsedice Butler, [1882]
  • Iratsume orsedice kyushensis Fujioka, 1975

The larvae feed on Hamamelis japonica.

Subspecies
  • Iratsume orsedice suzukii (Sonan, 1940) Japan
  • Iratsume orsedice nosei Fujioka, 1996 Taiwan

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


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