Paper kite
Amazing fact
Adult tree nymph butterflies live relatively long lives compared with other butterflies.
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Adult tree nymph butterflies live relatively long lives compared with other butterflies.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Paper kite
- Scientific name
- Idea leuconoe
- Japanese name
- オオゴマダラ
- Group
- Insects
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Nymphalidae
- Genus
- Idea
A big butterfly of Japan's southwestern islands, Taiwan and Southeast Asia that flies slowly and gracefully.
The caterpillar stores poison from the plant it eats. Its bold black-and-white stripes with red spots are thought to warn enemies.
Caterpillars eat a plant called hōraikagami. The pupa turns a shiny, metallic gold.
Basic data
- Range
- The Nansei Islands of Japan, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia
Where the Paper kite has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.
Names around the world
- 日本語
- オオゴマダラ
- 简体中文
- 大帛斑蝶
- 繁體中文
- 大白斑蝶
- 한국어
- 왕얼룩나비
- Español
- Cometa de papel
- Français
- Grand planeur
- Deutsch
- Weiße Baumnymphe
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- 多摩動物公園 — オオゴマダラChecked: 2026-11-03
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
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