LEPIDOPTERA
H E S P E R I I D A E Latreille, 1809
POLYTREMIS Mabille, 1904
Polytremis zina (Evans, 1932)
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Polytremis zina (Evans, 1932) • TYPE LOCALITY. "Omeishan" [SW. China]. • RANGE. S. and E. China to the Ussuri region. • DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION. The S. Ussuri region - ssp. zinoides Evans, 1937. • HABITATS AND BIOLOGY. Forest edges, sea-shore meadows and other open grassy habitats. Flight period: July-August. • SIMILAR SPECIES. P. pellucida: wings broader, lower spot in FW cell small and situated just under upper spot. Pamara guttatus: wings narrower, UNH spots almost in one line. Photo and text: Guide to the BUTTERFLIES OF RUSSIA and adjacent territories Volume 1. PENSOFT, Sofia - Moscow. 1997 |
Polytremis pellucida (Murray, 1875)
Polytremis pellucida (Murray, 1875)
• TYPE LOCALITY. Japan.
• SYNONYMS: quinquepuncta Mabille, 1883; sachalinensis Matsumura, 1925.
• RANGE. Confined to E. Asia.
• DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION. The S. Amur and Ussuri regions, Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands, all populated by the nominate subspecies.
• HABITATS AND BIOLOGY. Forest edges, sea-shore meadows and other open grassy habitats. Flight period: end of July-August. Phragmites, Sasa (Poaceae) have been recorded as host plants (Gorbunov, Korshunov, 1995).
• SIMILAR SPECIES. P. zina: wings narrower and apex acute, lower spot in FW cell large and displaced basad.