Favonius orientalis explained

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

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)

Notes and References

1. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/lycaenidae/theclinae/favonius/ "Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 1942"