Lycaena sichuanica is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sichuan in China. The species was described in 2001 and in 2009 the first female specimens were found.
Lycaena sichuanica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Lycaena |
Species: | L. sichuanica
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Binomial name | |
Lycaena sichuanica Bozano & Weidenhoffer, 2001
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There are possibly multiple generations per year.
The larvae feed on Rumex species, although first instars also accept Persicaria bistorta. They are green.
References
edit- Hans A. Coene & Ruud Vis (2011) "First report of early stages and ecological data of Lycaena sichuanica in Sichuan, China (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)" Entomologische Berichten Vol. 71 No. 3 pp. 77–80.