LEPIDOPTERA

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

  • MELITAEA Fabricius, 1807

    
    

    • Melitaea (didyma) mixta Evans, 1912

Melitaea (didyma) mixta Evans, 1912

• TYPE LOCALITY. «Chit.[ral]» [NW. India].

• RANGE. The Pamirs; Afghanistan, Pakistan, N. India.

• DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION. Besides the nominotypical form, the following subspecies are known: nadezhdae Sheljuzhko, 1912 from the E. Pamirs, and problematica Sheljuzhko, 1929 from the W. Pamirs.

• HABITATS AND BIOLOGY. High-montane meadows at about 2,500-3,500 m a.s.l. Flight period: June to July.

• SIMILAR SPECIES. Melitaea enarea, M. kotshubeji: larger; FW without white apical dot.

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