- Daimio tethys
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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 and Taiwan. 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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