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Iratsume

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Iratsume
Scientific classification
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Genus:
Iratsume
Species:
I. orsedice
Binomial name
Iratsume orsedice
(Butler, [1882])
Synonyms
  • Thecla orsedice Butler, [1882]
  • Iratsume orsedice kyushensis Fujioka, 1975

Iratsume is a monotypic butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. Its single species is Iratsume orsedice.[1]

The larvae feed on Hamamelis japonica.

Subspecies

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  • Iratsume orsedice suzukii (Sonan, 1940) Japan
  • Iratsume orsedice nosei Fujioka, 1996 Taiwan

References

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  1. ^ "Iratsume Sibatani & Ito, 1942" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms