LEPIDOPTERA

• S A T Y R I D A E Boisduval, 1833

  • PARALASA Moore, 1893

    
    

    • Paralasa icelos (Grum-Grshimailo, 1890)

Paralasa icelos (Grum-Grshimailo, 1890)

· TYPE LOCALITY. "Duktan" [Dukdon River, Ghissarsky Mts., Uzbekistan].

· RANGE. Confined to Ghissar.

· HABITAT AND BIOLOGY. Eroded rock at 2,000-3,000 m a.s.l. Flight period: end of June to July.

· SIMILAR SPECIES. P. jordana: fringes uniform, grey or brown; UPH often with a red-brown band; UPF band wide, clearly defined and reaching the vein 2a.

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