LEPIDOPTERA

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

  • MELITAEA Fabricius, 1807

    
    

    • Melitaea sutschana Staudinger, 1892

Melitaea sutschana Staudinger, 1892

• TYPE LOCALITY. «Sutschan-Gebiete» [Suchan (Partizansk), Ussuri region, Russia].

• SYNONYMS. sutschcinala Bryk, 1940; transbaicalica Bryk, 1940.

• RANGE. From Transbaikalia to the Amur and Ussuri regions, Sakhalin; Mongolia, NE. China, Korea.

• DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION. The nominotypical form is known to occur in the mainland part of the distribution area. From Sakhalin Island, the ssp. graeseri P. Gorbunov, 1995 has been described.

• HABITATS AND BIOLOGY. Steppe-like meadows and slopes up to 1,000 m a.s.l. Flight period: July to August.

• SIMILAR SPECIES. Melitaea didymoides: submarginal lunules of UPH obscure or absent.

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