LEPIDOPTERA

• S A T Y R I D A E Boisduval, 1833

  • OENEIS Hubner, [1819]

    
    

    • Oeneis brunhilda A. Bang-Haas, 1912

Oeneis brunhilda A. Bang-Haas, 1912

· TYPE LOCALITY. "Sajan, Arsyn; Sajan, Arasagun-gol" [Erzin, S. Tuva].

· RANGE. From Mongolia and Tuva to central Yakutia.

· HABITAT AND BIOLOGY. Steppe-clad slopes. Flight period: June-July, two to three weeks later than in O. urda.

· SIMILAR SPECIES. O. nanna: UPF male with an androconial stripe, as a rule. O. urda: UNH postdiscal band broader and projected along vein M3.

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