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Lycaena sichuanica

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Species of butterfly

Lycaena sichuanica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lycaena
Species: L. sichuanica
Binomial name
Lycaena sichuanica
Bozano & Weidenhoffer, 2001

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.

There are possibly multiple generations per year.

The larvae feed on Rumex species, although first instars also accept Persicaria bistorta. They are green.

References

  • 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.


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