LEPIDOPTERA
S A T Y R I D A E Boisduval, 1833
EREBIA Dalman, 1816
Erebia kozhantshikovi Sheljuzhko, 1925
Erebia kozhantshikovi Sheljuzhko, 1925
· TYPE LOCALITY. "...in der Bergkette Dzhugdzhur, an den Quellen des Flusses Dzhelinda..." [Dzhelinda River, Dzhugdzhur Range, Transbaikalia].
· RANGE. From Transbaikalia to the Chukot Peninsula; N. Mongolia.
· DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION. A little-known high-altitude species of Trans-baikalia and the Far East.
· HABITAT AND BIOLOGY. Stony slopes and screes at 2,000-3,000 m a.s.l. Flight period: June-July.
· SIMILAR SPECIES. E. dabanensis, E. fletcheri: UNF ochreous-yellow band well-defined, slightly separated by veins; UNH with a sharp postdiscal band. E. occulta: FW band on both sides represented by diffuse ochreous-yellow spots or stripes; UNH without sharply defined postdiscal band.
Table 1. Comparative features of the dabanensis-group males
|
Features |
Dabanensis |
Kozhantschikovi |
Occulta |
Troubridgei |
Fletcheri |
|
UPF band |
consists of separate spots |
consists of separate spots |
consists of separate spots |
consists of separate reduced spots |
broad, well-defined |
|
UPF ocelli |
4-5 round ocelli |
the first 2 ocelli larger and extended |
2-3 oblong ocelli, very small or absent |
the first 2 ocelli elongated but not larger the others |
4-5 oblong ocelli |
|
UNF band |
complete or slightly broken by veins |
complete, broken by veins |
consists of separate reduced spots |
consists of separate spots |
complete |
|
UNH band |
contrasting against silvery ground colour |
contrasting against silvery ground colour |
not contrasting |
little contrasting |
little contras-ting |
|
FW length |
21-23 mm |
20-22 mm |
22-25 mm |
20-22 mm |
22-24 mm |
Photo and text: Guide to the BUTTERFLIES OF RUSSIA and adjacent territories Volume 1. PENSOFT, Sofia - Moscow. 1997