Pelopidas jansonis

Pelopidas jansonis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Pelopidas
Species: P. jansonis
Binomial name
Pelopidas jansonis
(Butler, 1878)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pamphila jansonis Butler, 1878

Pelopidas jansonis is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family (Hesperiinae). It is endemic to Japan. The larva feeds on Miseanthus (Graminea). There are two broods. The larva of the second brood hibernates.[2]

Etymology

The specific name honours Edward Wesley Janson.

References

  1. ↑ Pelopidas , funet.fi
  2. ↑ Taro Iwase, 1954 Synopsis of the known life-histories of Japanese butterflies The Lepidopterists' News 1954: 95-100 pdf
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