Species Name: Heterometreus spinifer

which are caught in the air

Little appears to be known of the larval cycle in the wild

The Japanese emperor butterfly flies fast and feed on sap from sawtooth oak and quercus serrata and juice from rotten fruits

because of it's restless nature

Turquoise Emperor in a frame Beetle Species Name: Heterometreus spiniferThe Turquoise Emperor is one of the most beautiful butterfly of the doxocopa group. Overlaid with dazzling blue, or turquoise accompanied with an iridescent electric blue, the hue varies considerably depending on the angle at which light reflects off the wings, the color often appears as turquoise when viewed from directly above, but deep silvery blue when viewed from the side. Also called Doxocopa laurentia by it's scientific name. The Turquoise