Great Purple Emperor
- IUCN status
- Not Evaluated (NE) IUCN
- GBIF observations
- 3,983 GBIF
- iNaturalist observations
- 503 iNaturalist
Taxonomic rank
Species
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.
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Status
- COL status
- accepted
- Name status
- acceptable
- Nomenclatural code
- zoological
Specimens in the collection
Legacy synonyms
sasakia charonda
sasakia
Non-butterfly
Off
Hybrid