Camberwell beauty

Japanese: キベリタテハ - きべりたては（英語表記）camberwell beauty

An insect of the Nymphalidae family of the Lepidoptera order. In the UK it is called the Camberwell beauty, and in the US it is called the mourning cloak. It is a medium-sized Nymphalidae butterfly with a wingspan of about 7cm. Females are slightly larger than males and have rounded wings. The surface of the wings is a deep chocolate colour, and they were given this name because of the pale yellow band on the outer edge. They are widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere, and in Japan they are found in central and eastern Honshu and Hokkaido. In Honshu they live in areas of 1000-2000m above sea level where there are white birch and Erman's birch trees, but in Hokkaido they can also be found in lowlands, resting on exposed rocks and the ground.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

鱗翅目タテハチョウ科の昆虫。イギリスではCamberwell beauty，アメリカではmourning cloakと呼ばれる。中型のタテハチョウで開張は7cm内外。雌は雄より少し大きく翅に丸みがある。翅の表面は濃いチョコレート色で，外縁に淡黄色の帯があるためこの名がついた。北半球に広く分布し，日本では本州中部以東と北海道に産する。本州ではシラカバ，ダケカンバのある1000～2000mの地帯にすむが，北海道では低地でも見られ，露岩地や地表に止まる。

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