LEPIDOPTERA

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

  • MELITAEA Fabricius, 1807

    
    

    • Melitaea ninae Sheljuzhko, 1935

Melitaea ninae Sheljuzhko, 1935

• TYPE LOCALITY. «Tashkent. Kamtshi» [Chatkalsky Mts., Uzbekistan].

• SYNONYMS. magnified Sheljuzhko. 1935; oblongomaCulata Sheljuzhko, 1935: elongotoconfluens Sheljuzhko, 1935; rosea Higgins, 1938; ellaclaudia Bryk, 1940.

• RANGE. W. Tian-Shan.

• HABITATS AND BIOLOGY. Montane, moderately humid meadows at 1,500-2,500 m a. s.l. Flight period: mid-May to the end of July, in two generations.

• SIMILAR SPECIES. Melitaea didyma: submarginal lunules of UPH well-developed; aedeagus strongly curved. M. ninae: ground colour yellow-orange. M. kotshubeji: male genitalia different.

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