Coreana

From Justapedia, unleashing the power of collective wisdom
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Coreana
Oberthur 1880EtudEntPlate5.jpg
In Charles Oberthür's 1880 Faune des Lépidoptères de l'ile Askold
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Coreana

Tutt, 1907
Species:
C. raphaelis
Binomial name
Coreana raphaelis
(Oberthür, 1880)

Coreana is a butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. The genus is monotypic, containing the single species Coreana raphaelis, which is found in the east Palearctic in Ussuri, north-east China, Korea and Japan (Honshu).

The larva feeds on Fraxinus species (F. rhyncophylia, F. japonica, F. lanuginosa and F. mandshurica).

Subspecies

  • C. r. flamen (Leech, 1887) Korea
  • C. r. yamamotoi Okano, 1953 Japan
  • C. r. ohruii Shirôzu, 1962 Japan

External links