Gonepteryx maxima

Gonepteryx maxima is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1885. It is found from north-eastern China to Korea, Japan, the Russian Far East (Amur, Ussuri) and Japan. The habitat consists of steppe and forest-steppe areas.

Adults are on wing from the end of July to September. Adults overwinter and fly again from May to June.

The larvae feed on Rhamnus ussuriensis.

Subspecies

 * Gonepteryx maxima maxima
 * Gonepteryx maxima amurensis Graeser, 1888 (Amur, Ussuri)