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Prefectural Natural Monument
Insects
Poplar Admiral
Limenitis populi
The Poplar Admiral is a large nymphalid with white bands on black wings, sometimes called a phantom butterfly. It lives along streams in cool mountain areas, and its larvae feed on willows. It is restricted to a few mountain districts from central Honshu northward, and is designated a Natural Monument with its habitat.
- Scientific name
- Limenitis populi
- Group
- Insects
- Prefectures
- Gunma, Nagano
- 日本語
- オオイチモンジ
- 简体中文
- 大链眼蛱蝶（杨白眼蝶）
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Designated as a species without a fixed area. Markers show related prefectures.
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The Poplar Admiral is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Gunma, Nagano.
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