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LEPIDOPTERA

Karanasa regeli (Alpheraky, 1881)
    Karanasa regeli   (Alpheraky, 1881)

· TYPE LOCALITY. "... Kouldja, ...Jouldousse" [Kuldzha, Minor Julduz, E. Tian-Shan, China].

· RANGE. Tian-Shan.

· DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION. Inner and N. Tian-Shan - the nominate subspe-cies; Dzhungarsky Alatau - ssp. rueckbeili Avinov et Sweadner, 1951.

· HABITAT AND BIOLOGY. Steppe-clad slopes at 1,800-2,700 m a.s.l. Flight period: July-September.

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