LEPIDOPTERA

• S A T Y R I D A E Boisduval, 1833

  • HIPPARCHIA Fabricius, 1807

    
    

    • Hipparchia stulta (Staudinger, 1882)

Hipparchia stulta (Staudinger, 1882)

· TYPE LOCALITY. "...der Umgegend von Samarkand". [Vicinity of Samarkand, Uzbekistan].

· RANGE. Turkmenia, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Afghanistan.

· DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION. Foothills of Kopet-Dagh and S. Ghissar.

· HABITAT AND BIOLOGY. Dry semi-desert slopes at 1,500-2,500 m a.s.l. Flight period: May-August.

· SIMILAR SPECIES. H. parisatis: UPS ground colour darker; fringes and UPS marginal border clear white; UNS with a contrasting wavy pattern; UPH apical eye-spot always with a white pupil.

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