Species information
Scientific name: Polyura eudamippus
Japanese name: フタオチョウ
Chinese name: 雙尾蛺蝶
English name: Great nawab
Origin: Southern, Eastern, and Western China, Taiwan, Japan (only on Okinawajima)
Ecology and description
Great nawab is distributed only on Okinawajima in Japan, where it is designated as a natural monument of Okinawa Prefecture. The great nawab flies at high speeds and chases other butterflies that enter its territory, rarely staying in one place for long. In Okinawa, its main host plants are Rhamnella inaequiltera and Celtis boninensis.
Field photographs taken during our tours, with observation dates
