Lethe callipteris explained

Lethe callipteris is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae (Satyrinae). It is found in the East Palearctic where it is endemic to Japan, Sakhalin (L. c. karafutonis Matsumura, 1925) and the Kuriles (L. c. obscura Nakahara, 1926).

The larva feeds on Sasa and Pleioblastus, etc. (Graminae). It has single generation andhibernates as a larva.[1]

Subspecies

Notes and References

  1. Taro Iwase, 1954 Synopsis of the known life-histories of Japanese butterflies The Lepidopterists' News 1954: 95-100 pdf