LEPIDOPTERA

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

  • THYMELICUS Hubner, [1819]

    
    

    • Thymelicus hyrax (Lederer, 1861)

Thymelicus hyrax (Lederer, 1861)

• TYPE LOCALITY. "Antiochia" [Antakya, S. Turkey].

• SYNONYMS: pfeifferi Bytinsky-Salz et Brandt, 1937.

• RANGE. From SE. Europe (Greece) across Asia Minor to Iran and Israel.

• DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION. The W. Caucasus (Anapa), the Armenian Highland.

• HABITATS AND BIOLOGY. Dry habitats at foothills and in the mountains up to 1,700 m a.s.l. Flight period: June-July.

• SIMILAR SPECIES. T. sylvestris: ground colour clear tawny or yellow, stigma unbroken, long and curved.

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