LEPIDOPTERA

S A T Y R I D A E Boisduval, 1833
- EREBIA Dalman, 1816
  - Erebia kozhantshikovi Sheljuzhko, 1925

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

LEPIDOPTERA

S A T Y R I D A E Boisduval, 1833

EREBIA Dalman, 1816