Thecla betulina is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1887. It is found in the Russian Far East (Ussuri, Amur), north-eastern China and Korea.[1] The species is found in the forest belt where it inhabits forest edges and river valleys.

Thecla betulina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Thecla
Species:
T. betulina
Binomial name
Thecla betulina
Synonyms
  • Zephyrus betulae gaimana Doi & Chow, 1931

Adults often visit flowering Umbelliferae species.

The larvae feed on Malus species (including M. mandschurica) and possibly Pyrus species. They roll a leaf of their host plant, forming a tube.

Subspecies

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  • Thecla betulina betulina
  • Thecla betulina minekoae Morita, 2003 (China: Yunnan)
  • Thecla betulina shibasakii Morita, 2003 (China: Heilongjiang)

References

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  1. ^ "Thecla Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms