Araschnia burejana, the large map, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Tibet, China, the Amur and Ussuri regions of Russia, Korea and Japan.
| Araschnia burejana | |
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| Araschnia burejana strigosa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Araschnia |
| Species: | A. burejana
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| Binomial name | |
| Araschnia burejana (Bremer, 1861)
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It occurs in mixed forest up to 1,300 meters. Adults are on wing from May to June and from July to August in two generations per year.[1]
The larvae feed on Urtica species.
Subspecies edit
- Araschnia burejana burejana
- Araschnia burejana chinensis Oberthür
- Araschnia burejana leechi Oberthür
- Araschnia burejana strigosa
References edit
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