Lethe diana
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Tribe: | Elymniini |
| Genus: | Lethe |
| Species: | L. diana |
| Binomial name | |
| Lethe diana (Butler, 1866) | |
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Lethe diana is a brush-footed butterfly (subfamily Satyrinae) in the Nymphalidae family. Its wings are a dark shade of brown, with an eyespot pattern, and a wingspan of about 45–55 mm.[1] It resembles Lethe confusa, however the Lethe confusa bears a white band on it’s wings, setting them apart.
Description
The Lethe Diana’s wingspan ranges from 45 to 55 mm. Its forewings are a dark brown, and sometimes have white belt like patterns that are more apparent on the female. The hind wings are also a dark brown with an eyespot pattern adorning the back, with about one or two small eyespots and on the forewings, and six eyespots ranging in size on the hind wing. The veins are a distinctly noticeable darker brown.
Range
The Lethe Diana can be found in regions of Russia such as Primorye, Sakhalin, and South Kuril.[2] Regions of Japan such as Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu and Tsushima.[1]
Habitat
The Lethe Diana can be found in deciduous forests from flatlands and mountains.[1]
Life cycle
The Lehte Diana undergoes the four stages of complete metamorphosis:
Eggs
Eggs are laid singularly under the surface of blade of bamboo grass, and the larvae grows on its own.[3]
Larval Host Plants
Sasa Kuriles[4]
Adult Food Sources
- Quercus acutissima- saw tooth oak
- Quercus serrata- deciduous oak tree
- Phyllostachys nigra[5]- black bamboo
- Phyllostachys reticulata[5]
- Pleioblastus simonii[5]
- Pleioblastus chino[1]
- Sasa borealis[5]
- Sasa kurilensis[5]- evergreen bamboo
- Sasa veitchii[1]
- Arundinaria[5]- cane
- Poacae[5]
- Sasa[5]- Broadleaf Bamboo
Lethe diana is also known to suck the fluids of corpses.[6] in a process known as mud-puddling.
Subspecies
- Lethe diana diana
- Lethe diana australis
- Lethe diana sachalinensis [2](southern Sakhalin)
- Lethe diana tomariope[2] (Kurile Islands)
- Lethe diana mikuraensis[2] (Honshu, Japan)
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Lethe diana(Diana Treebrown) | Treasures of Mt. Takao | TAKAO 599 MUSEUM". www.takao599museum.jp. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
- 1 2 3 4 "Lethe diana". insecta.pro. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
- ↑ Ide, Jun-Ya (2003-01-10). "Age patterns in leaves used by larvae of the satyrine butterfly Lethe diana" 54 (1).
- ↑ "Satyridae, Lethe diana (Butler, 1866)". rusinsects.com. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Lethe diana - NCBI Taxonomy - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
- ↑ "IDE J.-Y. (Japanese)". ecol.zool.kyoto-u.ac.jp. Retrieved 2016-04-29.