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Prefectural Natural Monument
Insects
Japanese Luehdorfia (Gifu butterfly)
Luehdorfia japonica
The Japanese Luehdorfia is a yellow-and-black striped butterfly that appears only in early spring and is called the spring goddess. Its larvae feed on wild ginger, and adults visit flowers such as dog-tooth violets in woodland. Endemic to Japan, it lives in satoyama of Honshu, and its habitats in Kanagawa and Okayama are Natural Monuments.
- Scientific name
- Luehdorfia japonica
- Group
- Insects
- Prefectures
- Kanagawa, Okayama
- 日本語
- ギフチョウ
- 简体中文
- 日本虎凤蝶
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The Japanese Luehdorfia (Gifu butterfly) is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Kanagawa, Okayama.
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