LEPIDOPTERA

• S A T Y R I D A E Boisduval, 1833

  • EREBIA Dalman, 1816

    
    

    • Erebia hewitsoni Lederer, 1864

Erebia hewitsoni Lederer, 1864

· TYPE LOCALITY. "Abastumani" [Abastumani, Meskhetian Mts., Georgia].

· RANGE. Confined to NE. Turkey and W. Transcaucasia.

· HABITAT AND BIOLOGY. Eroded rock and steppe-clad stony slopes at 1,000-2,200 m a.s.l. Flight period: June-July. Host plants (Hesselbarth et al., 1995): Poa annua, Agropyron.

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