LEPIDOPTERA

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

  • MUSCHAMPIA Tutt, [1906]

    
    

    • Muschampia protheon (Rambur, 1858)

Muschampia protheon (Rambur, 1858)

• TYPE LOCALITY. "S. Russia" [Transbaikalia?].

• RANGE. From centred China (Kuku-Noor) across E. Mongolia to Transbaikalia.

• DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION. E. Transbaikalia.

• HABITATS AND BIOLOGY. Dry steppe-clad slopes and steppe habitats in river valleys. Flight period: end of June to August. Host plant: Phlomoides tuberosa.

• SIMILAR SPECIES. M. tessellum: genitalia different. M. gigas: larger and darker, UPS and UNS spotting generally reduced.

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