LEPIDOPTERA

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

  • MELITAEA Fabricius, 1807

    
    

    • Melitaea shandura Evans, 1924

Melitaea shandura Evans, 1924

• TYPE LOCALITY. «Shandur in Chitral» [NW. India].

• SYNONYM. shandura Evans, 1912, nom. nudum.

• RANGE. Pamirs; Afghanistan, Pakistan to NW. India.

• DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION. In the W. Pamirs, the ssp. paulitzkqjana Sheljuzhko, 1943 (= apsara Wyatt, 1961) is known to occur. Specimens from the E. Pamirs are somewhat smaller and may prove to belong to a separate subspecies.

• HABITATS AND BIOLOGY. Occurring on boulder-clad screes and plateaux at about 3,000-4,500 m a.s.l. Flight period: July to August.

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