LEPIDOPTERA

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

  • MELLICTA Billberg, 1820

    
    

    • Mellicta alatauica (Staudinger, 1881)

Mellicta alatauica (Staudinger, 1881)

• TYPE LOCALITY. «Ala-Tau» [DzhungarskyAlatau, SE. Kazakhstan].

• DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION. Dzhungarsky Alatau Mts. A rare and poorly known species.

• HABITATS AND BIOLOGY. Humid meadows in the forest belt at about 1,500-2,500 m a. s.l. Flight period: June to July.

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