Daimio tethys

Daimio tethys
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Daimio
Species: D. beata
Binomial name
Daimio tethys
(Ménétries, 1857)
Synonyms
  • Pyrgus tethys Ménétries, 1857
  • Daimio lineata Mabille & Boullet, 1916

Daimio tethys is a species of butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in eastern Asia, including the Amur region, southern Ussuri, Japan, Taiwan and Korea. The wingspan is about 40 millimetres (1.6 in). The larvae feed on various plants, including Quercus mongolica, Dioscorea nipponica, Dioscorea butatas, Dioscorea japonica and Dioscorea japonica var. pseudojaponica.

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