Sephisa princeps explained

Sephisa princeps is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Johann Heinrich Fixsen in 1887. It is found in the Russian Far East (Amur, Ussuri), north-eastern China and Korea. The habitat consists of oak forests.

Behaviour and ecology

Adults are on wing from July to August.

The larvae feed on Quercus mongolica.^[1] Larvae of first two instars live gregariously. There are a total of five instars.^[2]

Subspecies

• Sephisa princeps princeps
• Sephisa princeps tsekouensis Nguyen, 1984 (China: Yunnan)
• Sephisa princeps chinensis Nguyen, 1984 (China: Hupei)

References

• Sephisa princeps at Insecta.pro

Notes and References

1. http://www.lepidopterology.com/museum/taxon.php?q=sephisa-princeps lepidopterology.com
2. http://rusinsects.com/nymph/n-s-prin.htm Russian Insects