LEPIDOPTERA

• S A T Y R I D A E Boisduval, 1833

  • COENONYMPHA Hubner, 1819

    
    

    • Coenonympha mongolica Alpheraky, 1881

Coenonympha mongolica Alpheraky, 1881

· TYPE LOCALITY. "...Kouldja; ... pres de Mazare, village Tarantscha, sur la rive gauche de l'Ili; ...pres du Tekesse". [Near Kuldzha, China].

· RANGE. Confined to the Ili River basin.

· HABITAT AND BIOLOGY. Riparian forest and shrubbery on river terraces. Flight period: May-June. Host plant: Achnaterum.

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