LEPIDOPTERA

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

  • BOLORIA Moore, 1900

    
    

    • Boloria frigidalis Warren, 1944

Boloria frigidalis Warren, 1944

• TYPE LOCALITY. «Tchuja Mountains, S.E. Altai» [Chuisky Mts., Altais, Russia]; «Arasan» |?Mongolia].

• RANGE. Altais, Tuva, Mongolia.

• DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION. Only the nominotypical form is known.

• TAXONOMIC NOTES. This is a poorly-known taxon, perhaps only a colour form of B. altaica.

• HABITATS AND BIOLOGY. Wet mountain meadows and/or tundra up to 2,200 m a. S.I. Flight period: July to August.

• SIMILAR SPECIES. Boloria banghaasi: ground colour of UPS brighter, ochre-red; black marking well-developed; discal band of UNH extending to anal margin. B. altaica: larger; ground colour of UNH brighter, ochreous.

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