LEPIDOPTERA

• S A T Y R I D A E Boisduval, 1833

  • KARANASA Moore, 1893

    
    

    • Karanasa latifasciata (Grum-Grshimailo, 1902)

Karanasa latifasciata (Grum-Grshimailo, 1902)

· TYPE LOCALITY. "Tian-schan centrali, Sarydshass" [Sary-Dzhaz Mts., central Tian-Shan, Kirghizia].

· RANGE. Confined to central and Inner Tian-Shan.

· DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION. Besides the nominate subspecies (central Tian-Shan), two other subspecies have been described: ssp. obscurior Avinov et Sweadner, 1951 - N. Tian-Shan (east); and ssp. occidentalis Avinov et Sweadner, 1951 - Inner Tian-Shan.

· HABITAT AND BIOLOGY. Steppe-clad slopes at 2,900-3,300 m a.s.l. Flight period: July-August.

· SIMILAR SPECIES. K. puengeleri: smaller; UPS postdiscal bands whitish.

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