[citation needed] The queen is black, but has microscopic brown hair protruding from the thorax and abdomen.

[citation needed] Camponotus japonicus inhabits a wide range, including Japan, Korea, Pakistan,Iran, the Philippines, China, Mongolia and Russia (Siberia).

[2] It was first identified in India in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in the Tawang district near Kitpi lake, at an elevation of 1700 meters.

The butterfly species will release cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) that mimic the CHC of the adult male ant.

The ant will then adopt the third instar larva of N. fusca into its nest, feed it mouth-to-mouth, and raise it on its own.