Polytremis pellucida is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae.
Subspecies Polytremis pellucida pellucida - Japan, South Sakhalin, Kunashir and Shikotan Islands. The only indication for continental Russia (Fujioka et al., 1997) is based on a specimen from 19th century.Gorbunov P., Kosterin O. The butterflies (Hesperioidea and Papilionoidea) of North Asia (Asian part of Russia) in nature. М.: Rodina & Fodio, Aidis Producers House, 2007. — 406 p. — Polytremis pellucida quanta Evans, 1949 - China: Guniujiang, Anhui Polytremis pellucida asahinai Shirozu, 1952 - Taiwan Polytremis pellucida inexpecta Tsukiyama, Chiba & Fujioka, 1997 - China: Zhejiang
Description Polytremis pellucida has a wingspan of about . Upperside of the forewings is dark brown, with a row of small white spots and markings. Also the hindwings are dark brown and have four elongate to ovoid white spots.
Host plants Larvae of this species feed on plants of the family Poaceae. Among the host plants are reported Miscanthus sinensis, Oryza sativa and some unidentified species of the genera Phragmites and Sasa.FunetNatural History Museum
Distribution Polytremis pellucida is present in eastern Asia, in the Indomalayan realm and in the Palearctic realm.
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