''Japonica saepestriata'' is a

Theclinae The subfamily Theclinae is a group of butterflies, often referred to as hairstreaks, with some species instead known as elfins or by other names. The group is part of the family Lycaenidae, the "gossamer-winged butterflies". There are many tropi ...

butterfly found in woods of eastern Asia, especially

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

. It is single brooded and appears in early summer. Food plant — Quercus mongolica.П. А. Лер (1997). "5". Определитель насекомых Дальнего Востока России (в 6 томах). Tom V (Дальнаука). Владивосток.

Subspecies

* ''Japonica saepestriata saepestriata''

Ussuri The Ussuri or Wusuli (russian: Уссури; ) is a river that runs through Khabarovsk and Primorsky Krais, Russia and the southeast region of Northeast China. It rises in the Sikhote-Alin mountain range, flowing north and forming part of the Si ...

. * ''Japonica saepestriata gotohi'' Saigusa, 1993

Honshu , historically called , is the largest and most populous island of Japan. It is located south of Hokkaidō across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyūshū across the Kanmon Straits. The island separ ...

. * ''Japonica saepestriata takenakakazuoi'' Fujioka, 1993 Central

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

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