LEPIDOPTERA

• S A T Y R I D A E Boisduval, 1833

  • CHAZARA Moore, 1893

    
    

    • Chazara enervata (Alpheraky, 1881)

Chazara enervata (Alpheraky, 1881)

· TYPE LOCALITY. "Kuldja" [Mazar near Kuldzha, E. Tian-Shan, W. China].

· RANGE. From Kopet-Dagh across Iran and Afghanistan to Pakistan and across the Pamirs-Alai to E. Tian-Shan and the S. Altai.

· DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION. The entire Middle Asia, except for the high-altitude areas of the Pamirs and central Tian-Shan. A colour form with ochreous-red bands is known under the name of analoga (Alpheraky, 1881).

· HABITAT AND BIOLOGY. A common species of dry stony and steppe habitats at 500-2,500 m a.s.l. Flight period: May-September. Larvae of different instars hibernating. Pupation takes place in the ground and under stones.

· SIMILAR SPECIES. Ch. persephone: UNH veins whitish; male UPF without androconial spot. Ch. heydenreichi: UPF cell white.

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