LEPIDOPTERA

• S A T Y R I D A E Boisduval, 1833

  • EREBIA Dalman, 1816

    
    

    • Erebia tianschanica Heyne, [1894]

Erebia tianschanica Heyne, [1894]

· TYPE LOCALITY. "Tjan-Shan" [Dzhungarsky Alatau, Kazakhstan].

· RANGE. Confined to Dzhungarsky Alatau (the Tyshkantau Mts.)

· HABITAT AND BIOLOGY. Steppe-clad and stony slopes at 2,700-3,500 m a.s.l.

· SIMILAR SPECIES. E. ocnus: smaller; UNS without silvery dusting; UNH with a dark indented submarginal band.

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