LEPIDOPTERA

• S A T Y R I D A E Boisduval, 1833

  • HYPONEPHELE Mushamp, 1915

    
    

    • Hyponephele issykkuli Samodurov, 1996

Hyponephele issykkuli Samodurov, 1996

· TYPE LOCALITY. "[Kirgisien, Terskej-Alatau], sudl. Ufer des Issykkul-Sees, loc. Akoleng [12 km SO loc. Rybatschje (jetzt Issykkul)]" [Issyk-Kul, Terskei-Alatau Mts., Kirghizia].

· RANGE. Terskei-Alatau (the northern slope).

· DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION. Found in the type locality only.

· HABITAT AND BIOLOGY. Dry and eroded stony habitats almost devoid of vegetation. Flight period: July-August.

· SIMILAR SPECIES. H. davendra, H. brevistigma: UPF ground colour in males ochreous-yellow without brownish tinge; FW basal area and veins without marked suffusion; HW outer edge more strongly undulate in both sexes.

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