LEPIDOPTERA

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

  • EUPHYDRYAS Scudder, 1872

    
    

    • Euphydryas (aurinia) asiatica (Staudinger, 1881)

Euphydryas (aurinia) asiatica (Staudinger, 1881)

• TYPE LOCALITY. «AlaTau» [Dzhungarsky Alatau Mts., Kazakhstan].

• RANGE. Tian-Shan, Dzhungarsky Alatau Mts., Tarbagatai Mts. and Saur Mts.

• DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION. The Tarbagatai, Saur and Dzhungarsky Alatau mts. are populated by the nominotypical subspecies. The ssp. alexandrinci (Staudinger, 1887) is known to occur in the N. Tian-Shan. From the Inner Tian-Shan, the ssp. narina (Oberthur, 1909) has been described.

• HABITATS AND BIOLOGY. Mountain meadows at 1,500-2,700 m a.s.l. Flight period: June to July.

• SIMILAR SPECIES. Euphydryas aurinia: ground colour usually orange-red; orange submarginal fascia of HW always separated from distal and marginal parts. E. merope: smaller; black marking of UPS extended and heavy; ground colour pale yellow or pale grey.

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