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Arctic Blue Butterfly (Karafuto Ruri Shijimi)

カラフトルリシジミ · Karafutorurishijimi

Designated by
National / Natural Monument
Designation type
Species
Designated on
May 2, 1967
Prefectures
Hokkaido
Scientific name
Plebejus optilete daisetsuzanus
Designation facts (name, date, location) are compiled from public records by Japanese authorities.

About the Cranberry Blue (Daisetsuzan subspecies)

A small blue butterfly of the alpine zone of Hokkaido's Daisetsuzan range, with a grey underside spotted in black. It is a high-mountain butterfly with a very limited range in Japan, protected together with its habitat.

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Designated as a species without a fixed area. Markers show related prefectures.

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Arctic Blue Butterfly (Karafuto Ruri Shijimi) is a National Natural Monument of Japan (Hokkaido). A small blue butterfly of the alpine zone of…

The Arctic Blue Butterfly (Karafuto Ruri Shijimi) is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Hokkaido.

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