Lycaena sichuanica
| Lycaena sichuanica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Lycaena |
| Species: | L. sichuanica
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| Binomial name | |
| Lycaena sichuanica Bozano & Weidenhoffer, 2001
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Lycaena sichuanica is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sichuan in China. The species was described in 2001 and in 2009 the first female specimens were found.
There are possibly multiple generations per year.
The larvae feed on Rumex species, although first instars also accept Persicaria bistorta. They are green.
References
[edit]- Hans A. Coene & Ruud Vis (2011) "First report of early stages and ecological data of Lycaena sichuanica in Sichuan, China (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)" Entomologische Berichten Vol. 71 No. 3 pp. 77–80.
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