Gonepteryx maxima
Gonepteryx maxima | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Gonepteryx |
Species: | G. maxima |
Binomial name | |
Gonepteryx maxima Butler, 1885 | |
Gonepteryx maxima is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It was described by Butler in 1885. It is found from north-eastern China to Korea, Japan, the Russian Far East (Amur, Ussuri) and Japan.[1] The habitat consists of steppe and forest-steppe areas.
Adults are on wing from the end of July to September. Adults overwinter and fly again from May to June.
The larvae feed on Rhamnus ussuriensis.[2]
Subspecies
- Gonepteryx maxima maxima
- Gonepteryx maxima amurensis Graeser, 1888 (Amur, Ussuri)
References
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