Futao-chou (Polyura weismanni)
Polyura weismanni
Photo: Takaaki Hattori / CC BY 4.0 / iNaturalist
A large butterfly with two tail-like projections on each hindwing. In Japan this southern species lives mainly in the Yanbaru forests of northern Okinawa Island, flies fast in woodland, and is protected because of its restricted range.
- Scientific name
- Polyura weismanni
- Group
- Insects
- Prefectures
- Okinawa
- Japanese Red List (Ministry of the Environment)
- Near ThreatenedMinistry of the Environment Red List 2020
- 日本語
- フタオチョウ
- 简体中文
- 双尾蛱蝶（二尾蛱蝶）
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The Futao-chou (Polyura weismanni) is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Okinawa.
The Futao-chou (Polyura weismanni) is listed as "Near Threatened" in the Ministry of the Environment Red List 2020 (listed as フタオチョウ).
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