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LEPIDOPTERA

Oeneis ammon Elwes, 1899
   Oeneis ammon   Elwes, 1899

· TYPE LOCALITY. "Altai, [Kuch-Agatch]" [Severo-Chuisky Mts.].

· SYNONYMS: arasaguna Austaut, 1911; hangaica Kurentzov, 1970

· RANGE. Confined to the Altai and Sayan Mts.

· HABITAT AND BIOLOGY. Mountain tundra. Flight period: June-July.

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