LEPIDOPTERA

• PIERIDAE Duponchel,1835

  • PIERIS Schrank,1801

    
    

    • Pieris bowdeni Eitschberger, [1984]

Pieris bowdeni Eitschberger, [1984]

• TYPE LOCALITY. "Turkei/Agri, Asagi Kent, 2200-2400 m".

• RANGE. Northern areas of Iran and Turkey, S. Transcaucasia and Kopet-Dagh.

• DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION. S. Armenia and E. Kopet-Dagh.

• HABITATS AND BIOLOGY. Montane xerophytic plant associations at 1,300-2,500 m a.s.1. Flight period: June-July, but it is yet unknown if this summer generation is a single one.

Photo and text: Guide to the BUTTERFLIES OF RUSSIA and adjacent territories Volume 1. PENSOFT, Sofia - Moscow. 1997