LEPIDOPTERA

• H E S P E R I I D A E Latreille, 1809

  • HETEROPTERUS Dumeril, 1806

    
    

    • Heteropterus morpheus (Pallas, 1771)

Heteropterus morpheus (Pallas, 1771)

• TYPE LOCALITY. "circa Samaram" [Samara, Volga region].

• SYNONYMS: steropes [Dennis et Schiffermuller], 1775.

• RANGE. Temperate Europe and Asia from Spain to Mongolia, N. China and Korea.

• DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION. The European part, the Caucasus, Siberia from the Urals and the Altai to the Ussuri region. Relatively constant in external features throughout the distribution range.

• HABITATS AND BIOLOGY. Humid meadows, grassy moors, forest edges. Flight period: end of June to August in a single generation. Host plants in Europe (Eckstein, 1913): Eriophorum, grasses (Poa annua, Calamagrostis canescens, Bra-chypodium, Molinia). Larvae hibernating in shelters made of leaves tied together.

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