Aporia hippia
| Aporia hippia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Aporia |
| Species: | A. hippia |
| Binomial name | |
| Aporia hippia (Bremer, 1861) | |
Aporia hippia is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found in the Amur region, Ussuri, Korea, and Japan.
The wingspan is 30-42 mm.
The larvae feed on Berberis species, including Berberis amurensis and Berberis thunbergi.
Subspecies
- Aporia hippia hippia
- Aporia hippia occidentalis (Transbaikalia)
- Aporia hippia japonica (Japan)
- Aporia hippia taupingi
- Aporia hippia thibetana
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