LEPIDOPTERA

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

  • MELITAEA Fabricius, 1807

    
    

    • Melitaea infernalis Grum-Grshimailo, 1891

Melitaea infernalis Grum-Grshimailo, 1891

• TYPE LOCALITY. «In montibus Boro-Choro (Thian-Schan or.), in limine Umkan-gol dicto, reperta». [Umkan-Gol, Dzhungarsky Alatau Mts., Boro-Horo Mts., China].

• RANGE. Dzhungarsky Alatau Mts.

• DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION. Over the territories concerned, the nominotypical form is known to occur in the Dzhungarsky Alatau Mts.

• HABITATS AND BIOLOGY. Fresh boulder-clad screes at about 2.500-4,500 m a.s.l. Flight period: from mid-June to mid-July. Butterflies often skulking between stones/boulders.

• SIMILAR SPECIES. Melitaea fergana: ground colour of UPS bright, red-orange, genitalia different.

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