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1964 Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 105
RECENT FOODPLANT RECORDS OF THE LOOCHOOAN BUTTERFLIES
by Taro Iwase
4, Shinhana-cho, Hongo, Tokyo, JAPAN
This is a summary of the recent records pertaining to the plants fed on by the butterfly larvae, from the Okinawa Group and the Sakishima Group, among the Loochoo (Ryukyu) Islands. Additional data from the Amami Group are supplemented to these records with asterisks. All are from the actual field observations by the very enthusiastic members of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan (journal: Tyo to Ga), the Kagoshima Konchu Dokokai (journal: Satsuma), and the Keihin Konchu Dokokai (journal: Insect Magazine).
Hesperiidae
1. Hasora chromus inermis Elwes & Edwards, on Pongamia pinnata (Leguminosae).
2. Choaspes benjamini japonica Murray & C. b. formosana Fruhstorfer, on Meliosma oldhami (Sabiaceae).
3. Tagiades trebellius martinus Ploetz, on Dioscorea alata, D. cirrhosa (Dioscoreaceae).
4. Notocrypta curvifascia curvifascia Felder & N. c. yaeyamana Shirozu, on Alpinia speciosa, A. intermedia (Zingiberaceae).
5. Udaspes folus Cramer, on Alpinia speciosa (Zingiberaceae).
6. Telicota colon stinga Evans, on Miscanthus sinensis, Microstegium sp. (Gramineae).
7. Parnara naso bada Moore, on Oryza sativa, Bambasa sp. (Gramineae).
8. Parnara guttata guttata Bremer & Grey, on Miscanthus sinensis (Gramineae).
9. Borbo cinnara Wallace, on grasses (Gramineae).
10. Pelopidas mathias oberthueri Evans, on Miscanthus sinensis, Im-perata cylindrica, Arundo donax, Oplismenus compositus, Saccharum officinarum, Bambusa sp. (Gramineae).
Papilionidae
1. Byasa alcinous loochooanus Rothschild, B. a. bradanus Fruhstorfer, & B. a miyakoensis Omoto, on Aristolochia liukiuensis (Aristolo-chiaceae).
2. Graphium sarpedon morium Fruhstorfer, on Cinnamomum japoni-cum, Litsea japonica, Machilus thunbergii (Lauraceae).
3. Graphium doson perillus Fruhstorfer, on *Michelia formosana? (Magnoliaceae).
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4. Papilio xuthus xuthus Linnaeus, on Zanthoxylum beecheyanum, Fagara ailanthoides (Rutaceae).
5. Papilio polytes polycles Fruhstorfer, on Citrus depressa, Toddalia asiatica (Rutaceae).
6. Papilio protenor liukiuensis Fruhstorfer, on Citrus depressa (Rutaceae).
7. Papilio bianor okinawaensis Fruhstorfer, & P. b. junia Jordan, on Evodia glauca (Rutaceae).
8. Papilio memnon pryeri Rothschild, on Citrus depressa (Rutaceae).
9. Papilio helenus nicconicolens Butler, on Citrus depressa (Rutaceae).
Pieridae
1. Pieris rapae curcivora Boisduval, on Brassica oleracea^ B. juncea, Rorippa indica (Cruciferae).
2. Hebomoia glaucippe liukiuensis Fruhstorfer & H. g. cincia Fruhstorfer, on Crataeva religiosa (Capparidaceae).
3. Catopsilia pyranthe Linnaeus, on Cassia obtusifolia, C. oecidentalis (Leguminosae),
4. Catopsilia crocale Cramer, on Cassia siamea, C. fistula (Leguminosae).
5. Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, on Cassia siamea (Leguminosae).
6. Eureme hecabe subdecorata Moore & E. h. hobsoni Butler, on Leucaena glauca, Cassia oecidentalis, C. fistula, C. siamea, C. surattensis, Acacia farnesiana, Lespedeza cuneata (Leguminosae).
7. Eurema blanda arsakia Fruhstorfer, on Caesalpinia nuga ?, Wagatea spicata (Leguminosae).
8. Eurema laeta bethesba Janson, on * Cassia mimosoides ? (Leguminosae).
9. Colias erate poliographus Motschulsky, on Melilotus suaveolens (Leguminosae).
Lycaenidae
1. Narathura japonica Murray, on Quercus acutissima (Fagaceae).
2. Narathura bazalus turbata Butler, on *Lithocarpus edulis (Fagaceae ).
3. Deudorix eryx okinawana Matsumura, on Gardenia jasminoides (Rubiaceae).
4. Euchrysops cnejus Fabricius, on Vigna marina, Phaseolus angularis, Crotalaria sp. (Leguminosae).
5. Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, on Vigna marina, Phaseolus angularis, Pisum sativum, Crotalaria sessiflora (Leguminosae).
6. Jamides bochm ishigakianus Shirozu, on Pueraria montana ?, Pon-gamia pinnata, Oromacarpum cochinensis (Leguminosae).
7. Nacaduba kurava septentrionalis Shirozu, on Ardisia sieboldii
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(Myrsinaceae).
8. Nacaduba nora kanoi Omoto, on Entada pliaseoloides (Legumin-osae).
9. Megisba malaya iwasakii Matsumura, on Mallotus japonicus (Euphorbiaceae).
10. Everes lacturnus kawai Matsumura, on Desmodium heterocarpum (Leguminosae).
11. Pithecops nihana ryukyuensis Shirozu on Desmodium caudatum, D. tashiroi (Leguminosae).
12. Zizina otis riukiuensis Matsumura, on Melilotus suaveolens, Kum-merowia striata, Lespedeza cuneata, Vigna marina (Leguminosae).
13. Zizeeria maha okinawana Matsumura, on Oxalis corniculata (Oxali-daceae).
14. Zizeeria kmysna karsandra Moore, on Amaranthus spinosus, A. ascendens (Amaranthaceae).
15. Celastrina puspa ishigakiana Matsumura, on "Rosa wichuraianaP (Rosaceae).
16. Curetis acuta paracuta de Niceville, on * Robinia pseudoacacia (Leguminosae).
LlBYTHEIDAE
1. Libythea celtis amamiana Shirozu, on celtis bomnensis (Ulmaceae). ceae).
Danaidae
1. Limnas chrysippus Linnaeus, on Asclepias curassavica (Asclepiad-aceae).
2. Salatura genutia Cramer, on Tylophora tanakae (Asclepiadaceae).
3. Radena similis similis Linnaeus, on Tylophora tanakae (Asclepiadaceae ).
4. Caduga sita niphonica Moore, on Hoya carnosa, Marsdenia tinctoria, Asclepias curassavica (Asclepiadaceae).
5. Idea leuconoe riukiuensis Holland, on Cynanchum formosanum (Asclepiadaceae).
Nymphalidae
1. Argjyreus hyperbius hyperbius Linnaeus, on Viola pseudo-japonica (Violaceae).
2. Precis almana Linnaeus, on Lippia nodiflora (Verbenaceae), Lin-dernia verbenaefolia (Scrophulariaceae).
3. Precis orithya Linnaeus, on *Justica procumbens (Acanthaceae).
4. Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, on Arctium lappa (Compositae).
5. Vanessa indica indica Herbst, on Boehmeria nivea (Urticaceae).
6. Kaniska canace siphnos Fruhstorfer & K. c. ishima Fruhstorfer, on Smilax bracteata, S. sebeana (Liliaceae).
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7. Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, on pPortulaca oleracea (Portula-caceae).
8. Hypolimnas bolina philippensis Butler, on *Ipomea adulis (Convol-vulaceae).
9. Hypolimnas antilope truentus Fruhstorfer, on Villebrunea sp. ? (Urticaceae).
10. Kallima inachus eucerca Fruhstorfer, on Strobilanthes glandulifera, S. tashiroi (Acanthaceae).
11. Cyrestis thyodamas mahella Fruhstorfer & C. t. ishigakiana Mat-sumura, on Ficus septica, F. erecta (Moraceae).
12. Neptis hylas luculenta Fruhstorfer, on Pueraria montana, Glycine max (Leguminosae).
13. Tacoraea selenophora ishiana Fruhstorfer, on Mussaenda pubescens (Rubiaceae).
14. Dichorragia nesimachas ishigakianus Shirozu, on *Meliosma sp. (Sabiaceae).
15. Polyura eudamippus weismanni Fritze, on Celtis boninensis (Ul-maceae), Rhamnella franguloides (Rhamnaceae).
16. *Hestina assimilis shirakii Shirozu, on * Celtis boninensis (Ul-maceae).
Satyridae
1. Ypthima riukiuana Matsumura, on grasses (Gramineae).
2. Lethe europa pavida Fruhstorfer, on Bambusa sp. (Graminae).
3. Mycalesis gotama madjieosa Butler, on Miscanthus sinensis, Oplis-menus compositus (Gramineae).
4. Melanitis leda leda Linnaeus, on grasses (Gramineae).
References
(Originals in Japanese with Latin names, unless otherwise stated)
Fujioka, Tomoo, et ah, 1962. Butterflies from Amami Group. Insect Magazine
55: 1-70, 4 pis., 16 figs, (mimeograph). Kawazoe, Akito, 1959-1960. On the butterflies from the Amami-Gunto. Parts (1)-
(4). Tyo To Ga 10: 16-20, 9 figs.; 31-34, 6 figs.; 52-59, 40 figs.; 11: 21-25, 14
figs. Kubo, Kaiya, 1963. On the life history of the Great Nawab, or Polyura eudamippus
weismanni Fritze, of Okinawa Island. Tyo To Ga 14: 14-22, 1 pi., 18 figs. Nagamine, Kunio, 1962a. Host-plants of butterflies in Okinawa Island. Satsuma
11: 58-63 (mimeograph). Nagamine, Kunio, 1962b. On the butterflies from the Yaeyama Group of the
Ryukyu. (1), (2). Tyo To Ga 13: 30-34, 14 figs.; 83-88. Nakamura, Ichiro, & Kaiya Kubo, 1962. Notes on the butterflies from the Yaeyama-
Islands, with the list of butterflies collected by authors. (1), (2). Tyo To Ga
13: 1-12, 2 maps, 4 figs.; 60-67 figs. Omoto, Keiichi, 1959-1960. List of the butterflies from Ishigaki Island, the southern
Loochoos, collected by Dr. R. Kano, with the description of a new subspecies.
Parts (l)-(4) [in English]. Tyo To Ga 10: 23-28, 22 figs.; 36-42, 31 figs.;
60-65, 30 figs.; 11: 1-6, 18 figs.
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Omoto, Keiichi, 1960. Butterflies from Miyako Island, the southern Loochoos
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Osaka. Takara, Tetsuo, 1958. On the snout butterfly of Okinawa Islands. Shin Konchu
11 (12): 43, 4 figs. ________________________
BUTTERFLY COLLECTING AT THE TIME OF A SOLAR ECLIPSE
by Josef Moucha National Museum, Praha, CZECHOLOVAKIA
June 30th 1954 was the day of a remarkable partial solar eclipse. This day I collected near the village of Cejkov near the Slovak-Hungarian frontier (SE of the town of Kosice, E. Czechoslovakia). This locality is very interesting for the collector. During my stays in Cejkov (May 5-9th 1951, June 30th 1954, and July 13-14th 1950) I have found here 142 species of Lepidoptera, of which 58 are Rhopalocera and 42 Geometridae, all collected by day only.
In the surroundings of Cejkov are a number of biotopes, chiefly oak woods, hillsides covered with bushes and xerophilous plants, cultivated fields with different agricultural plants (for example corn, tobacco, red pepper, sunflower, etc.), and fruit-trees and vineyards also. Geographically this region belongs to the hilly country of Cergov, where some of hills reach about 350-470 m a.s.l. Towards the south is low-lying land (99-125 m a.s.l.) on the rivers Ondava and Bodrog. The locality of Cejkov is situated on the border between this lowland and the hilly region, at an elevation above sea level of about 180 m.
I observed the partial solar eclipse here on June 30th 1954. The information of the time of this solar eclipse for the village of Cejkov with the exactness of =b 15 seconds: the beginning after noon, at 12:52.2, the middle at 14:08.2, and the end at 15:18.2 of Central European time. The middle is the moment of the maximal eclipse of the solar disc. The intensity (the maximal part of the solar diameter covered by the moon) was 0.87.
Immediately after the beginning of the solar eclipse I observed a remarkable uneasiness in the diurnal species. This behavior was common in other insects also (mainly Odonata and Diptera). On this day there was a breeze, which changed during the solar eclipse to a perceptible wind. After the beginning of the eclipse the butterflies became uneasy and began searching for resting places, as before their night's rest. The Blues (Lycaenidae) came to rest on flowers, the Browns (Satyridae)
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