Lethe callipteris is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae (Satyrinae). It is found in the East Palearctic where it is endemic to Japan, Sakhalin (L. c. karafutonis Matsumura, 1925) and the Kuriles (L. c. obscura Nakahara, 1926).
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Lethe |
| Species: | L. callipteris
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The larva feeds on Sasa and Pleioblastus, etc. (Graminae). It has single generation and hibernates as a larva.[2]
Subspecies edit
- Lethe callipteris callipteris (Japan)
- Lethe callipteris karafutonis Matsumura, 1925 (Sakhalin)
- Lethe callipteris obscura Nakahara, 1926 (Kuriles)
References edit
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- ^ "Lethe Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Taro Iwase, 1954 Synopsis of the known life-histories of Japanese butterflies The Lepidopterists' News 1954: 95-100 pdf