Iratsume
Monotypic butterfly genus in family Lycaenidae
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Iratsume is a monotypic butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. Its single species is Iratsume orsedice.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Iratsume |
| Species: | I. orsedice |
| Binomial name | |
| Iratsume orsedice (Butler, [1882]) | |
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The larvae feed on Hamamelis japonica.
Subspecies
- Iratsume orsedice suzukii (Sonan, 1940) Japan
- Iratsume orsedice nosei Fujioka, 1996 Taiwan
