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National Natural Monument
Insects
Moore's Blue (Goishi-tsubame-shijimi)
Shijimia moorei
A small butterfly whose underwings bear dark spots like go stones, known from a few forests in Kyushu including Kumamoto. With a very narrow range and sensitivity to habitat change, it is protected as a Natural Monument.
- Scientific name
- Shijimia moorei
- Group
- Insects
- Prefectures
- Kumamoto
- 日本語
- ゴイシツバメシジミ
- 简体中文
- 碁石燕灰蝶
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The Moore's Blue (Goishi-tsubame-shijimi) is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Kumamoto.
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