''Thecla betulina'' is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1887. It is found in the Russian Far East (Ussuri, Amur), north-eastern

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and Korea."''Thecla'' Fabricius, 1807"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' The species is found in the forest belt where it inhabits forest edges and river valleys. Adults often visit flowering

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species. The larvae feed on '' Malus'' species (including '' M. mandschurica'') and possibly ''

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'' species. They roll a leaf of their host plant, forming a tube. Full-grown larvae are green. Pupation takes place in the soil near the host plant.

Subspecies

*''Thecla betulina betulina'' *''Thecla betulina minekoae'' Morita, 2003 (China: Yunnan) *''Thecla betulina shibasakii'' Morita, 2003 (China: Heilongjiang)

References

"''Thecla betulina'' Staudinger, 1887"
at Insecta.pro Butterflies described in 1887 Thecla (butterfly) Butterflies of Asia Taxa named by Otto Staudinger {{Theclinae-stub