LEPIDOPTERA

• PIERIDAE Duponchel,1835

  • PIERIS Schrank,1801

    
    

    • Pieris tadjika Grum-Grshimailo, 1888

Pieris tadjika Grum-Grshimailo, 1888

• TYPE LOCALITY. "Darwaz, Karategin, 7000-10000'" [Kara-Shura Valley near Pass Gardani-Kaftar, Tupchek Plateau, Peter 1 Mts., Tajikistan].

• RANGE. Confined to Darvaz.

• DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION. Only the Peter 1 Mts.

• HABITATS AND BIOLOGY. High-montane meadows at 2,500-3,200 m a.s.1. Flight period: June-July.

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