LEPIDOPTERA

• S A T Y R I D A E Boisduval, 1833

  • HYPONEPHELE Mushamp, 1915

    
    

    • Hyponephele lycaonoides D. Weiss, 1978

Hyponephele lycaonoides D. Weiss, 1978

· TYPE LOCALITY. "Marg-e-Malek, 30 km von Kuhrang, 3200 m, Lurestan, Westiran" [Zagros Mts., Luristan Prov., Iran].

· RANGE. NE. Turkey, W. Iran and S. Transcaucasia.

· DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION. Armenia; only a single record each is known from the Khosrov Reserve and Azizbekov (now Vaik). The subspecific attribution of the Armenian populations requires a study of its own.

· HABITAT AND BIOLOGY. Steppe habitats with exposed stones, stony banks of mountain streams at 1,600 m a.s.l. or even higher. Flight period: July.

· SIMILAR SPECIES. H. lycaon: smaller; wings conspicuously narrower and pointed; male UPS without ochreous area; UPF androconial area narrower; FW outer edge less strongly undulate, ground colour darker and uniform. H. lupina: male UPF without ochreous colour, androconial area broader; UNS more uniform in colour.

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