| Great purple emperor | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Division: | Rhopalocera |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Sasakia |
| Species: | Sasakia charonda |
Sasakia charonda, the Great purple emperor, is a species of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae.
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Japan (from Hokkaidō to Kyūshū), Korean Peninsula, China, Northern Taiwan, Northern Vietnam.
The national butterfly of Japan.
Sasakia charonda is common in the forest. Adults feeds on honey-dew.
It is said to fly in the high canopy, only coming down to feed, and to get salt supply.
The larvae of the species feed on plants such as :