Luehdorfia japonica

Luehdorfia japonica Leech, 1889 je motýľ z čeľade vidlochvostovité
(Papilionidae). Luehdorfia japonica je endemit Japonska. Zaraďuje sa do tribu Zerynthiini Grote, 1899.

Hostiteľské rastliny 
Húsenica tohto druhu sa vyskytuje podľa viacerých autorov na nasledujúcich druhoch živných rastlín z rodu: Asarum (fam.: Aristolochiaceae) (Makita et al., 2000):
Asarum asaroides
Asarum asperum
Asarum blumei
Asarum caulescens
Asarum curvistigma
Asarum fauriei
Asarum heterotropoides
Asarum hexalobum
Asarum kurosawae
Asarum megacalyx
Asarum nipponicum
Asarum sieboldii
Asarum takaoi
Asarum tamaense
Asarum yohikawai.

Taxonómia 
V rámci tohto druhu motýľa bolo opísaných viacero poddruhov, ktoré sa vyskytujú v rôznych oblastiach svojho výskytu. Nominálna rasa sa označuje ako: Luehdorfia japonica ssp. japonica Leech, 1889.

Bibliografia 
 Hara, S., Ochiai, H.: 1980, On a hybrid between male Luehdorfia japonica and female L. puziloi inexpecta. Tyô to Ga, 31: p. 97 - 101.
 Li, C. Y.: 1987, Illustrations of Butterflies in Taiwan. T’ai-pei shih: T’ai-wan sheng li po wu kuan. Taipei, China.
 Makita, H., Shinkawa, T., Kazumasa, O., Kondo, A., Nakazawa, T.: 2000, Phylogeny of Luehdorfia butterflies inferred from mitochondrial ND5 gene sequences. Entomological Science 3: p. 321 - 329.
 Matsumoto, K.: 1984, Population dynamics of Luehdorfia japonica Leech (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae). I. a preliminary study on the adult population. Researches on Population Ecology 26: p. 1 - 12.
 Matsumoto, K.: 1987, Mating patterns of a sphragis-bearing butterfly, Luehdorfia japonica Leech (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae), with descriptions of mating behavior. Researches on Population Ecology 29: p. 97 - 110.
 Matsumoto, K.: 1989, Effects of aggregation on the survival and development on different host plants in a papilionid butterfly, Luehdorfia japonica Leech. Jpn. J. ent. 57: p. 853 - 860.
 Matsumoto, K.: 1990, Population dynamics of Luehdorfia japonica Leech (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae). II. Patterns of mortality in immatures in relation to egg cluster size. Researches on Population Ecology 32: p. 173 - 188.
 Shirôzu, T., Hara, A.: 1973, Early stages of Japanese butterflies in colour. Vol. I. Osaka, Hoikusha.
 Tsubaki, Y., Matsumoto, K.: 1998, Fluctuating asymmetry and male mating success in a sphragis bearing butterfly Luehdorfia japonica (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae). Journal of Insect Behaviour 11: p. 571 - 582.

Iné projekty

Externé odkazy 
 Tree of Life web project

Zdroj 
 Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996.  Luehdorfia japonica.   2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.   

Vidlochvostovité
Zerynthiini