Lopinga deidamia

Lopinga deidamia
Lopinga deidamia sachalinensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Lopinga
Species: L. deidamia
Binomial name
Lopinga deidamia
(Eversmann, 1851)
Synonyms
  • Hipparchia deidamia Eversmann, 1851
  • Crebeta deidamia
  • Lasiommata deidamia
  • Pararge deidamia

Lopinga deidamia is a species of butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found from the Urals to southern Siberia, China, Mongolia, Korea and Japan.

The wingspan is 45–55 mm.[1] Adults are on wing from June to August in one or two generations per year.[2]

The larvae feed on Agrostis, Calamagrostis and Elytrigia species.[3]

Lopinga deidamia interrupta

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