Satyrium mera

Satyrium mera is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to Japan.The larva on feeds on Rhamnus (Rhamnaceae). Satyrium mera is single brooded and overwinters as an egg. Adults are found in August. Regional variants, as in the ground colour of the wing, occur. There are oval sexual marks on the surface of the forewing of males but not in females.

Satyrium mera

Satyrium mera is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to Japan.The larva on feeds on Rhamnus (Rhamnaceae). Satyrium mera is single brooded and overwinters as an egg. Adults are found in August. Regional variants, as in the ground colour of the wing, occur. There are oval sexual marks on the surface of the forewing of males but not in females.