Polytremis pellucida is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae.

Polytremis pellucida
Polytremis pellucida
Polytremis pellucida from Japan, upperside. Mounted specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Polytremis
Species:
P. pellucida
Binomial name
Polytremis pellucida
Synonyms
  • Pamphila pellucida Murray, 1875
  • Pamphila quinquepuncta Mabille, 1883
  • Pamphila sachalinensis Matsumura, 1925

Subspecies

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  • Polytremis pellucida pellucida - Japan, South Sakhalin, Kunashir and Shikotan Islands. The only indication for continental Russia (Fujioka et al., 1997) is based on a specimen from 19th century.[2]
  • Polytremis pellucida quanta Evans, 1949 - China: Guniujiang, Anhui
  • Polytremis pellucida asahinai Shirozu, 1952 - Taiwan
  • Polytremis pellucida inexpecta Tsukiyama, Chiba & Fujioka, 1997 - China: Zhejiang

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Description

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Polytremis pellucida has a wingspan of about 30 millimetres (1.2 in). Upperside of the forewings is dark brown, with a row of small white spots and markings. Also the hindwings are dark brown and have four elongate to ovoid white spots.

Host plants

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Larvae of this species feed on plants of the family Poaceae. Among the host plants are reported Miscanthus sinensis, Oryza sativa and some unidentified species of the genera Phragmites and Sasa.[3][4]

Distribution

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Polytremis pellucida is present in eastern Asia, in the Indomalayan realm and in the Palearctic realm.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Murray, R. P., 1874.Notes on Japanese butterflies with descriptions of new genera and species. Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 11:166-172.
  2. ^ Gorbunov P., Kosterin O. The butterflies (Hesperioidea and Papilionoidea) of North Asia (Asian part of Russia) in nature. М.: Rodina & Fodio, Aidis Producers House, 2007. — 406 p. — ISBN 9986-33-038-6
  3. ^ a b c Funet
  4. ^ Natural History Museum