Eurema hecabe

Japanese: キチョウ（英語表記）Eurema hecabe

Lepidoptera, Pieridae. Forewing length about 24mm. Wings are yellow, with black outer edges on the front and back wings. In the autumn type, the black areas on the front wings are degenerated or absent, but small black spots are developed on the underside. The larvae prefer the silk tree of the legume family, but also eat bush clover and other plants. They overwinter as adults. They occur several times a year, and can be found throughout the year in warm areas. They are commonly found throughout Japan from Honshu southward, but are rare in the northern Tohoku region, and have been collected in southwestern Hokkaido. Outside Japan, they are widely distributed in central and southern Asia, Borneo, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Java, New Guinea, Australia, etc. The Japanese species is called E. h. mandarina . The closely related E. laeta is similar to this species but is smaller, has an angular forewing and a black band on the outer edge with a serrated inner edge. It is found south of Honshu and is widely distributed from Korea, China, southern Asia, India, Taiwan to Australia.

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Japanese:

鱗翅目シロチョウ科。前翅長 24mm内外。翅は黄色で，前後翅表面は外縁が黒い。秋型ではこの翅表黒色部が退化，あるいはまったくないものもあるが，裏面には小黒点が発達している。幼虫はマメ科のネムノキを好むが，ハギやその他のものも食べる。成虫で越冬。年数回発生し，暖地では1年を通してみられる。本州以南の日本全土に普通に産するが，東北地方北部ではまれで，北海道南西部に採集記録がある。国外ではアジア中南部，ボルネオ島，スラウェシ島，スマトラ島，ジャワ島，ニューギニア，オーストラリアなどに広く分布する。日本産は亜種 E. h. mandarinaという。近縁のツマグロキチョウ E. laetaは，本種に似るが小型で，前翅頂が角張り，外縁の黒色帯は内縁が鋸歯状である。本州以南に産し，朝鮮，中国，アジア南部，インド，台湾からオーストラリアにかけて広く分布する。

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