LEPIDOPTERA

• S A T Y R I D A E Boisduval, 1833

  • HIPPARCHIA Fabricius, 1807

    
    

    • Hipparchia fagi (Scopoli, 1763)

Hipparchia fagi (Scopoli, 1763)

· TYPE LOCALITY. "Krain" [Kraina, Yugoslavia].

· RANGE. From S. Europe to the Volga region and the N. Caucasus.

· DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION. The Crimea, the Caucasus Major (west) - the nominate subspecies (= crimea Sheljuzhko, 1929); the SE. European part - ssp. tetrica Fruhstorfer, 1907. The records from W. Siberia and W. Kazakhstan (Korshunov, 1985) require confirmation.

· HABITAT AND BIOLOGY. Sparse woodlands and mixed forest edges up to 1,300 m a.s.l. Flight period: June-August. Host plants (Nekrutenko, 1990): Holcus lanatus, H. mollis, Brachypodium.

· SIMILAR SPECIES. H. alcyone: smaller; UPS pale bands with yellowish tinge. H. syriaca: UPS bands greatly shaded, especially so in males; UNH pattern more strongly contrasting; genitalia different.

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