LEPIDOPTERA

• S A T Y R I D A E Boisduval, 1833

  • HYPONEPHELE Mushamp, 1915

    
    

    • Hyponephele przhewalskyi Dubatolov, Sergeev et Zhdanko, 1994

Hyponephele przhewalskyi Dubatolov, Sergeev et Zhdanko, 1994

· TYPE LOCALITY. "Kyrgyzstan, Issyk Kul, Przhevalsk".

· RANGE. Confined to N. and Inner Tian-Shan (the Susamyr Valley).

· HABITAT AND BIOLOGY. Grassy and stony steppe habitats with exposed rock at 1,000-2,100 m a.s.l. Flight period: June-August.

· SIMILAR SPECIES. H. dzhungarica: smaller; FW narrower; HW outer edge more strongly undulate; UNH with a more or less well-developed median band. H. interposita: wing pattern and colour different; male androconial area broad; female UPF with a single eye-spot; UNH in both sexes with a subapical spot.

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