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Lethe callipteris

Lethe callipteris callipteris

Photo by pamsai
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Lethe callipteris is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family, sub-family Satyrinae. It is endemic to Japan

Habitat:

Seen along road verges in alpine forest at 750 meters, in a Ski Resort (in summer).

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (13)
pamsai
And thank you everyone for the favs !
pamsai
AntonioGiniaGinia... Thank you...
pamsai
Thank you Antonio. It is my pleasure to share my spottings !
AntónioGinjaGinja
beautiful find Pam,congrats on the well deserved SOTD and thanks for sharing
pamsai
thank you martyxrayone. And it posed for me on that leaf for a long time, which is quite unusual...
pamsai
Thank you Brian, Mark and Neil for your kind words ...
pamsai
Thank you Daniele. Once again surprised by this honour...
Neil Ross
That's wonderful, Pam. Congratulations :)
Brian38
Congratulations Pam on SOTD! Great pic!
DanielePralong
Congratulations Pam, your Lethe butterfly is our Spotting of the Day: "Endemic to Japan and making its first appearance on Project Noah, this nymphalid butterfly (Lethe callipteris callipteris) is our Spotting of the Day! Lethe is a butterfly genus from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae, and comprises treebrowns, woodbrowns, foresters and their relatives. These butterflies are found in temperate-tropical southern and eastern Asia. Lethe callipteris also has two other recognized subspecies, endemic to the island of Sakhalin and the Kurile Islands". Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/projectnoah/photos/a.10150595289465603.674700.10150120463815603/10160633933600603/?type=3&theater Twitter: https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/1015024322900103170

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Biodiversity of Central Japan
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PublishedJuly 5, 2018

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