Iratsume

Iratsume
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iratsume
Species:
I. orsedice
Binomial name
Iratsume orsedice
(Butler, [1882])
Synonyms
  • Thecla orsedice Butler, [1882]
  • Iratsume orsedice kyushensis Fujioka, 1975

Iratsume is a monotypic butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. Its single species is Iratsume orsedice.

The larvae feed on Hamamelis japonica.