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Prefectural Natural Monument
Insects
Kirishima Green Hairstreak
Chrysozephyrus ataxus
The Kirishima green hairstreak is a small butterfly whose upper wings gleam a metallic green. Caterpillars eat young leaves of evergreen oaks, and adults are active in treetops in summer. A habitat in Mie is designated a Natural Monument, as the species lives only in evergreen broadleaf forest.
- Scientific name
- Chrysozephyrus ataxus
- Group
- Insects
- Prefectures
- Mie
- 日本語
- キリシマミドリシジミ
- 简体中文
- 雾岛绿灰蝶
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The Kirishima Green Hairstreak is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Mie.
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