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National Natural Monument
Insects
Daisetsu Alpine Satyr Butterfly
ダイセツタカネヒカゲ · Daisetsutakanehikage
- Designated by
- National / Natural Monument
- Designation type
- Species
- Designated on
- May 12, 1965
- Prefectures
- Hokkaido
- Scientific name
- Oeneis melissa daisetsuzana
About the Daisetsu Arctic Butterfly (Melissa Arctic)
The Daisetsu Arctic Butterfly is a satyrine butterfly found only in the alpine zone of the Daisetsuzan range in Hokkaido, regarded as an Ice Age relic. Its larvae eat sedges, and adults fly briefly in summer over rocky alpine slopes. Vulnerable to environmental change and collecting, it is a Natural Monument.
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Designated as a species without a fixed area. Markers show related prefectures.
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The Daisetsu Alpine Satyr Butterfly is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Hokkaido.
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