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Insects

Yarigatake Alpine Blue

Plebejus subsolanus yarigadakeanus

A small blue butterfly living in the alpine zone around Mt. Yarigatake in Nagano, a subspecies known only from the high mountains of central Honshu. Because it survives in a narrow habitat, it is protected from collecting and habitat damage.

Scientific name
Plebejus subsolanus yarigadakeanus
Group
Insects
Prefectures
Nagano
日本語
ヤリガタケシジミ
简体中文
枪岳小灰蝶

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The Yarigatake Alpine Blue (Plebejus subsolanus yarigadakeanus) is protected as a Natural Monument of Japan (1 designation). A small blue butterfly…

The Yarigatake Alpine Blue is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Nagano.

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