- English Common Name
- Paper Kite
- Scientific name
- Idea leuconoe
- Taxonomy
- Order: Lepidoptera, Family: Nymphalidae
- Size
- About 7.5 cm
- Species Distribution
- Amami Group, Okinawa Islands, Southeast Asia
- Okinawan Common Name
- Ayahah-bay-rue
- This species is the biggest butterfly that inhabits Japan. Its pupa is shiny golden color, and it is said that the color works like a mirror to hide itself in the nature.
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- Updated December 2017