LEPIDOPTERA

• S A T Y R I D A E Boisduval, 1833

  • HYPONEPHELE Mushamp, 1915

    
    

    • Hyponephele haberhaueri (Staudinger, 1886)

Hyponephele haberhaueri (Staudinger, 1886)

· TYPE LOCALITY. "Alai" [S. of Osh, Alaisky Mts., Kirghizia].

· RANGE. Confined to Tian-Shan and the Pamirs-Alai.

· DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION. N., W. and Inner Tian-Shan (the single record at Naryn requires confirmation), Ghissar, Alai - the nominate subspecies; the Alaisky Mts. (east) - ssp. ocellata Samodurov, 1995.

· HABITAT AND BIOLOGY. Steppe-clad slopes with scanty vegetation, stony banks of mountain streams at 1,000-2,500 m a.s.l. Flight period: May to July or August depending on the altitude.

· SIMILAR SPECIES. H. germana: UPF ochreous colour reduced or absent; pale bordering of FW apical eye-spot sharp.

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