LEPIDOPTERA

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

  • ARGYNNIS Fabricius, 1807

    
    

    • Argynnis coreana Butler, 1882

Argynnis coreana Butler, 1882

• TYPE LOCALITY. «Posiette Bay, N.E. Corea» [now Russia]; «Hakodate» [Japan].

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

• DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION. The Amur and Ussuri regions support the nominotypical taxon (= xanthodippe Fixsen, 1887; = coredippe Leech, 1893; = numerica Matsumura, 1929; = nonargentata Matsumura, 1929; = Jlavescens Matsumura, 1929). From the adjacent parts of Asia, ornatissima Leech, 1893 (TL: «Ta-chien-lu», China) (= stoetzneri Reuss, 1922 and leechiWatkins, 1924) is known to occur.

• HABITATS AND BIOLOGY. Preferring steppe/grassland habitats. Flight period: July to August.

• SIMILAR SPECIES. Argynnis nerippe, A. adippe, A. niobe, A. xipe: androconial scales on 1-2 veins of UPF present or absent.

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