Red-spotted Crow Hairstreak

ベニモンカラスシジミ · Benimonkarasushijimi

Fixsenia iyonis (Iyo hairstreak) — Photo: コミスジ空港 / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons

Designated by: Prefectural / Natural Monument
Designation type: Habitat / breeding site
Designated on: March 23, 1962
Location: 愛媛県東温市上林
Prefectures: Ehime
Scientific name: Fixsenia iyonis

Designation facts (name, date, location) are compiled from public records by Japanese authorities.

About the Fixsenia iyonis (Iyo hairstreak)

Fixsenia iyonis is a small lycaenid butterfly with reddish-orange markings on the upper surface of its forewings. Its caterpillars feed on particular buckthorn species. In Japan it occurs locally in central and western Honshu and Shikoku. The population at Kamihayashi in Toon, Ehime, is designated a prefectural Natural Monument, but Ehime's Red Data Book considers it extinct within the prefecture.

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Approximate location of the designated site (municipality centre).

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Frequently asked questions

Yes. Red-spotted Crow Hairstreak is a Prefectural Natural Monument, designated as: Habitat / breeding site. Designated on March 23, 1962.

The designated site is in 愛媛県東温市上林.

When observing, follow local rules, keep your distance and never feed the animals. Capturing or harming Natural Monuments is prohibited under Japan's Act on Protection of Cultural Properties.

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