LEPIDOPTERA

• S A T Y R I D A E Boisduval, 1833

  • CHAZARA Moore, 1893

    
    

    • Chazara kaufmanni (Erschoff, 1874)

Chazara kaufmanni (Erschoff, 1874)

· TYPE LOCALITY. "...circa Maracanda" [Zeravshansky Mts., Uzbekistan].

· RANGE. From Kopet-Dagh to Dzhungarsky Alatau.

· DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION. The nominate subspecies flies in Ghissar. Other known forms are as follows:

ssp. sieversi (Christoph, 1885) - Kopet-Dagh;

ssp. obscurior (Staudinger, 1887) - Tian-Shan, Tarbagatai, the S. Altai;

ssp. sartha (Staudinger, 1886) (bona sp.?) - the Alaisky Mts.

In many populations, UPS postdiscal bands vary from fully expressed to totally reduced.

· HABITAT AND BIOLOGY. Steppe-clad slopes and sparse woodlands at 1,000-2,500 m a.s.l. Flight period: July-August.

· SIMILAR SPECIES. Ch. staudingeri: UPS postdiscal bands always well-developed; UNH paler.

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