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LEPIDOPTERA

Colias sieversi sieversi Grum-Grshimailo, 1887

Colias sieversi

• TYPE LOCALITY. "Flecken Tuptschek und an den Fuss des Kara-Schar (uber 20.000 Fuss)" [Kara-Shura River valley near Pass Gardani-Kaftar, Tuptchek Plateau, Peter 1 Mts., Tajikistan].
• RANGE . Darvaz.
• DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION. Inhabits the Peter 1 and Khozratishoh mts.
• HABITAT AND BIOLOGY. Gentle foothills at 1,500-2,300 m a.s.l. Flight period: June-July.
• SIMILAR SPECIES. C. alpherakyi: fringes greenish like ground colour; UPS black pattern heavier; FW produced with apex often pointed.

Photo and text: Guide to the BUTTERFLIES OF RUSSIA and adjacent territories Volume 1. PENSOFT, Sofia - Moscow. 1997