Daimio tethys
| Daimio tethys | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Daimio |
| Species: | D. beata |
| Binomial name | |
| Daimio tethys (Ménétries, 1857) | |
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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.
Subspecies
- Daimio tethys tethys
- Daimio tethys birmana (Yunnan)
- Daimio tethys daiseni (Japan)
- Daimio tethys roona
- Daimio tethys moori
- Daimio tethys niitakana
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