Taxonomic rank
Subspecies
Description
Adult. Active from mid June to early September (one brood). Males spend much time perched in the crowns of trees. They feed on fermenting fluids such as the fluxes of oak trees. Male territorial behavior is not often observed. Females are sometimes encountered on rocks or shrubs near streams, but they are also seen feeding on decomposing organisms or fermenting fluids. Larval host plants. Celtis jessoensis, Celtis sinensis, etc. (Joo et al. 1997). Life cycle. Usually the 3 rd instar larvae hibernate on undersides of fallen leaves on the ground below the food plants. See Harada and Igarashi (1993).
Status
- COL status
- provisionally accepted
- Nomenclatural code
- botanical
Specimens in the collection
Legacy synonyms
chitoria ulupi
Non-butterfly
Off
Hybrid