Húsenica tohto druhu sa vyskytuje podľa viacerých autorov na nasledujúcich druhoch živných rastlín z rodu: Asarum (fam.: Aristolochiaceae) (Makitaet al., 2000):
V rámci tohto druhu motýľa bolo opísaných viacero poddruhov, ktoré sa vyskytujú v rôznych oblastiach svojho výskytu. Nominálna rasa sa označuje ako: Luehdorfia japonica ssp. japonicaLeech, 1889.
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