Eastern oak marshmallow [1] [2] , or labeled marshmallow [3] ( Wagimo signata ), is a species of day butterflies from the family Lycaenidae (Lycaenidae).
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Description
The length of the front wing of males is 17-18 mm, females 17-19 mm. The color of the upper side of the wings of both sexes is black-brown, on the front wings in the central part there is a cobalt-blue large spot, on the hind wings - at the root. The pattern of the underside of the wings is yellow-orange with outlined white transverse bandages and black markings. Hind wings with a long tail. Eyes are covered with sparse hair. The forelegs of males are non-segmented [1] [3] .
Range
Russia (South of the Khabarovsk Territory , Primorye ), Japan , Korea , Central, Northeast and Western China [1] .
Biology
Over the year, this type of butterfly develops in one generation. The flight time of butterflies lasts from mid-July to September. Caterpillars of this species develop on various species of oaks ( Quercus ) [1] : Quercus dentata , Quercus serrata , Quercus mongolica , Quercus acutissima , Quercus alinea , Quercus variabilis . Pupils in the soil [3] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Key to insects of the Far East of Russia. T. V. Caddis flies and lepidopterans. Part 5 / under the general. ed. P.A. Lera . - Vladivostok: Dalnauka, 2005 .-- 575 p. - 500 copies. - ISBN 5-8044-0597-7 .
- ↑ Kurentsov A.I. Lepidoptera Lepidoptera in the Far East of the USSR. (Determinant). - L .: Nauka, 1970 .-- 97 p.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Sochivko A.V. , Kaabak L.V. Key to butterflies of Russia. Day butterflies. - M .: Avanta +, 2012 .-- 320 p. - 5,000 copies. - ISBN 978-5-98986-669-4 .