LEPIDOPTERA

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

  • MELITAEA Fabricius, 1807

    
    

    • Melitaea avinovi Sheljuzhko, 1914

Melitaea avinovi Sheljuzhko, 1914

• TYPE LOCALITY. «... im sud-westlichen Pamir, bei Ishkashim (in Bergen bei Kishlak Njut)» [Nyut, Ishkashimsky Mts., W. Pamirs, Tajikistan].

• RANGE. W. Pamirs and N. Afghanistan.

• DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION. This species is only known to occur from the type locality and the adjacent regions of Afghanistan.

• HABITATS AND BIOLOGY. Xerothermic slopes at about 2,000-2,500 m a.s.l. Flight period: June.

• SIMILAR SPECIES. Melitaea arduinna: larger; yellowish spots of FW not developed into a fascia.

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