''Arhopala japonica'', the Japanese oakblue, is a butterfly of the family
Lycaenidae. It is found in
Indochina,
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 ...
, the
Ryukyu Islands, the
Korean Peninsula and
Taiwan.
The
wingspan is 24–30 mm.
The larvae feed on ''
Pasania edulis
''Lithocarpus edulis'', the Japanese stone oak, is a species of stone-oak native to Japan. It is an evergreen tree growing up to 15 metres tall. The nuts are edible for people but taste bitter. The nuts contain tannins, however soaking them in ...
'', ''
Pasania glabra
''Lithocarpus glaber'', the Japanese oak, is a tree species in the genus ''Lithocarpus'' found in Japan, China and Taiwan.
Mitami Shrine, a Shinto shrine in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, is famous locally for its comparatively large population ...
'', ''
Quercus acuta
''Quercus acuta'', the Japanese evergreen oak, is an oak native to Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and China's Guizhou Province and Guangdong Province.
Description
Due to its foliage and habitat, it looks rather unlike most other oaks. ''Quercus ...
'', ''
Quercus glauca'', ''
Quercus serrata'', ''
Quercus stenophylla'', ''
Cyclobalanopsis glauca'', ''
Cyclobalanopsis gilva'' and ''
Cyclobalanopsis acuta
''Quercus acuta'', the Japanese evergreen oak, is an oak native to Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and China's Guizhou Province and Guangdong Province.
Description
Due to its foliage and habitat, it looks rather unlike most other oaks. ''Quercus ac ...
''.
Subspecies
* ''Arhopala japonica japonica''
* ''Arhopala japonica kotoshona'' (Taiwan)
File:JaponicaMFUpUn 546 AC1.jpg , ''Arhopala japonica'' male and female Courvoisier Collection, Basel
File:Narathura_japonica1.jpg
References
Arhopala
Butterflies of Indochina
Butterflies described in 1875
Butterflies of Asia
Taxa named by Richard Paget Murray
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