Swallowtail Butterfly - Swallowtail Butterfly

Japanese: ヒョウモンチョウ(豹紋蝶) - ヒョウモンチョウ

A general term for insects of the Nymphalidae family, Lepidoptera, subfamily Argynninae. In the narrow sense, it refers to one of these species. The fritillary butterfly Brenthis daphne (illustration) is distributed from southern Europe through Siberia to all over Japan, and appears once a year. Its wingspan is about 5cm. It is also called the double fritillary. The larvae feed on burnet plants and hydrangeas, and overwinter as middle-aged larvae. They are often found in mountain grasslands. All fritillary butterflies (English name: fritillary) have persimmon-colored wings with many black spots on the upper surface, hence the name "leopard pattern."

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

鱗翅目タテハチョウ科ヒョウモンチョウ亜科Argynninaeの昆虫の総称。狭義にはそのうちの1種を指す。ヒョウモンチョウBrenthis daphne（イラスト）は，南ヨーロッパからシベリアを経て日本全国にまで分布し，年1回発生する。翅の開張5cm前後。ナミヒョウモンともいう。幼虫はワレモコウ類やオニシモツケを食草とし，中齢幼虫で越冬する。山地の草原に多い。　ヒョウモンチョウ類(英名fritillary)はいずれも翅の表が柿色で，黒い斑点が多いため〈豹紋〉と名づけられた。

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