Sasakia charonda

Sasakia charonda

Great Purple Emperor

(Hewitson, 1862) Catalogue of Life

IUCN status
Not Evaluated (NE) IUCN
GBIF observations
3,983 GBIF
iNaturalist observations
503 iNaturalist
Taxonomic rank
Species
3 specimens
Description

Sasakia charonda, the Japanese emperor or great purple emperor, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is native to Japan, the Korean Peninsula, China, northern Taiwan and northern Vietnam. Its wingspan averages 50 mm (2.0 in) for males, and 65 mm (2.6 in) for females. They are common in the upper canopies of forests, only coming down to feed or to find salt sources. The larvae of the species feed on hackberries, like Celtis jessoensis, Celtis japonica and Celtis sinensis.

Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA

Status

COL status
accepted
Name status
acceptable
Nomenclatural code
zoological

Specimens in the collection

Legacy synonyms
sasakia charonda
sasakia
Non-butterfly
Off
Hybrid

Larval host plants NHM HOSTS