Araschnia burejana

Araschnia burejana
Araschnia burejana strigosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Araschnia
Species: A. burejana
Binomial name
Araschnia burejana
(Bremer, 1861)
Synonyms
  • Araschnia kurilicola Bryk, 1942
  • Araschnia fallax Janson, 1877 (summer form)

The Large Map (Araschnia burejana) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Tibet, China, the Amur and Ussuri regions of Russia, Korea and Japan.

It occurs in mixed forest up to 1,300 meters. Adults are on wing from May to June and from July to August in two generations per year.[1]

The larvae feed on Urtica species.

Subspecies

Araschnia burejana strigosa

References

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