Daisetsu Arctic Butterfly (Melissa Arctic)
Oeneis melissa daisetsuzana
Photo: damonbay / CC BY-NC 4.0 / iNaturalist
The Daisetsu Arctic Butterfly is a satyrine butterfly found in alpine areas of Hokkaido, including the Daisetsuzan and Hidaka ranges, and is regarded as an Ice Age relic. Its larvae eat sedges, and adults fly briefly in summer over rocky alpine slopes. Vulnerable to environmental change and collecting, it is a Natural Monument.
- Scientific name
- Oeneis melissa daisetsuzana
- Group
- Insects
- Prefectures
- Hokkaido
- Japanese Red List (Ministry of the Environment)
- Near ThreatenedMinistry of the Environment Red List 2020
- 日本語
- ダイセツタカネヒカゲ
- 简体中文
- 大雪高山眼蝶
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The Daisetsu Arctic Butterfly (Melissa Arctic) is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Hokkaido.
The Daisetsu Arctic Butterfly (Melissa Arctic) is listed as "Near Threatened" in the Ministry of the Environment Red List 2020 (listed as ダイセツタカネヒカゲ).
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