LEPIDOPTERA

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

  • SATARUPA Moore, 1865

    
    

    • Satarupa nymphalis (Speyer, 1879)

Satarupa nymphalis (Speyer, 1879)

• TYPE LOCALITY. , "bei Wladiwostock" [Vladivostok, S. Ussuri region].

• SYNONYMS: sugitanii Matsumura, 1929.

• RANGE. E. Asia from S. China to Korea and the Ussuri region.

• DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION. The S. Ussuri region, populated by the nominate subspecies.

• HABITATS AND BIOLOGY. Edges and clearings of lowland deciduous and mixed forests. Flight period: July-August. Host plant: Phellodendron amurensis (Omeiko, Omeiko, 1981). Hibernation larval, duration of pupal development about three weeks.

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