LEPIDOPTERA

• N Y M P H A L I D A E Swainson, 1827

  • ARGYNNIS Fabricius, 1807

    
    

    • Argynnis anadyomene Felder et Felder, 1862

Argynnis anadyomene Felder et Felder, 1862

• TYPE LOCALITY. Central China.

• RANGE. Amur and Ussuri regions; China, Korea, Japan.

• DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION. The nominotypical subspecies occurs in central China. The ssp. eItaBremer, 1864 (= obliterata Kardakov, 1928) inhabits the Amur and Ussuri regions. In addition, the ssp. midas Butler, 1866 is known to occur in Japan, and prasoides Fruhstorfer, 1907 in Korea.

• HABITATS AND BIOLOGY. Coniferous and mixed forest belts. Early stages have been studied in Japan (Fukuda et al., 1984). Flight period: June to August. Eggs laid near host plants, i.e., different species of Viola. Larvae emerge in autumn and their instar 2 hibernate in bark crevices or leaf litter.

Photo and text: Guide to the BUTTERFLIES OF RUSSIA and adjacent territories Volume 2. PENSOFT, Sofia - Moscow. 2000