LEPIDOPTERA

• S A T Y R I D A E Boisduval, 1833

  • BOEBERIA Prout, 1901

    
    

    • Boeberia parmenio (Boeber, 1809)

Boeberia parmenio (Boeber, 1809)

· TYPE LOCALITY. Lake Baikal.

· RANGE. From the Altai across S. Siberia and Mongolia to Yakutia and the Amur region; NE. China.

· DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION. In general, variation is not great; in high-altitude habitats of the Altai Mts., up to 2,900 m a.s.l., a smaller and darker form, alpina Elwes, 1899, is known to occur.

· HABITAT AND BIOLOGY. Associated with forest-steppe habitats; commonly found in dry light pine forests, especially at their edges. Flight period: May-July.

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