LEPIDOPTERA

• S A T Y R I D A E Boisduval, 1833

  • OENEIS Hubner, [1819]

    
    

    • Oeneis aktashi Lukhtanov, 1984

Oeneis aktashi Lukhtanov, 1984

· TYPE LOCALITY. Altai, Kuraisky Mts., Aktash, 2,500-2,700 m a.s.l.

· SYNONYMS: sarala Korshunov, 1988.

· RANGE. The Altai, Tuva, W. Sayan, Mongolia.

· HABITAT AND BIOLOGY. Stony screes at 2,000-2,800 m a.s.l. Flight period: June-July.

· SIMILAR SPECIES. O. melissa: fringes chequered; antennae reddish-yellow; male androconial area obscure.

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