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National Natural Monument
Insects
Loomis' Hairstreak Habitat
ルーミスシジミ生息地 · Rumisushijimiseisokuchi
- Designated by
- National / Natural Monument
- Designation type
- Habitat / breeding site
- Designated on
- March 25, 1932
- Location
- 奈良県奈良市春日野町
- Prefectures
- Nara
- Scientific name
- Arhopala ganesa
About the Loomis's Hairstreak
Loomis's hairstreak is a small lycaenid butterfly with bluish upper wings, living in damp evergreen broadleaf forests in warmer regions. Its caterpillars feed on young leaves of evergreen oaks, and adults flutter slowly inside the woods. A habitat in Kasugano-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, is a national Natural Monument; the butterfly survives only where rich evergreen forest remains.
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Approximate location of the designated site (municipality centre).
Frequently asked questions
The designated site is in 奈良県奈良市春日野町.
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