LEPIDOPTERA

• S A T Y R I D A E Boisduval, 1833

  • CHAZARA Moore, 1893

    
    

    • Chazara bischoffi (Herrich-Schaffer, [1846])

Chazara bischoffi (Herrich-Schaffer, [1846])

· TYPE LOCALITY. "Von der Sudseite des Ararat" [Mt. Ararat, Turkey].

· RANGE. Confined to S. Transcaucasia, N. Turkey and Iran.

· HABITAT AND BIOLOGY. Steppe-clad slopes up to 1,800 m a.s.l. Flight period: June-August. Host plants (Hesselbarth, 1977): Poa and other grasses.

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