LEPIDOPTERA
PAPILIONIDAE Latreille,1802
LUEIIDORFIA Cruger, 1878
Luehdorfia puziloi Erschoff, [1872]
Luehdorfia puziloi puziloi Erschoff, [1872]
· RANGE. Manchuria (NE. China), the Ussuri region, the Kuril Islands, N. Korea, Japan.
· DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION. In the Ussuri region, the nominate subspecies occurs (= eximia Cruger, 1878; = erschovi Bryk, 1921). The status of the populations from the Kuriles requires verification, as they may prove to belong to L. japonica Leech, 1893.
· HABITATS AND BIOLOGY. Mixed mountain forests up to 1,500 In a.s.l. Flight period: April-May. Host plant: Asarum sieboldii. Eggs are laid on the underside of leaves. Pupa hibernating.
Photo and text: Guide to the BUTTERFLIES OF RUSSIA and adjacent territories Volume 1. PENSOFT, Sofia - Moscow. 1997
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