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Great purple emperor, male

Sasakia charonda

Description:

large four leg butterfly. shoulder to the wing-tip: 45-60mm. コムラサキ亜科 Apaturinae. japanese name: オオムラサキ.

Habitat:

forest park. food plant: Celtis sinensis(エノキ,榎), (エゾエノキ).

Notes:

it was 1st time I've found this butterfly. I found two of them.

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HarumKoh
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HarumKoh

北区 (Kita Ward), 近畿 (Kinki Region), Japan

Spotted on Aug 4, 2013
Submitted on Aug 9, 2013

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