LEPIDOPTERA

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

  • AGLAIS Dalman, 1816

    
    

    • Aglais connexa (Butler, [1882])

Aglais connexa (Butler, [1882])

• TYPE LOCALITY. «Toshima, Hokkaido» [Japan].

• RANGE. S. Ussuri region, S. Sakhalin, Kuriles; Japan.

• TAXONOMIC NOTES. Until recently considered as a subspecies of A. urticae. The male genitalia of this taxon display no strong distinctions from those of A. urticae but clear superficial differences are present.

• HABITATS AND BIOLOGY. Various kinds of Urtica brushwood. Flight period: June to July.

• SIMILAR SPECIES. Aglais urticae: black spot on anal side of FW separated from median spot.

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