Japanese Silverline
Spindasis takanonis
Photo: Pokopong / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons
A small butterfly with dark brown upperwings, blue areas in males, and yellowish-white underwings crossed by dark bands. Its larvae develop in association with ants. It occurs locally, and its habitat in Tottori City is a national Natural Monument. The butterfly and its habitat in Sagamihara, Kanagawa, and the butterfly in Yamanashi are prefectural Natural Monuments.
- Scientific name
- Spindasis takanonis
- Group
- Insects
- Prefectures
- Kanagawa, Yamanashi, Tottori
- Japanese Red List (Ministry of the Environment)
- Near ThreatenedMinistry of the Environment Red List 2020
- 日本語
- キマダラルリツバメ
- 简体中文
- 黄斑琉璃燕灰蝶
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The Japanese Silverline is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Kanagawa, Yamanashi, Tottori.
The Japanese Silverline is listed as "Near Threatened" in the Ministry of the Environment Red List 2020 (listed as キマダラルリツバメ).
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