LEPIDOPTERA

• S A T Y R I D A E Boisduval, 1833

  • PARALASA Moore, 1893

    
    

    • Paralasa kotzschae Goltz, 1937

Paralasa kotzschae Goltz, 1937

· TYPE LOCALITY. "Nordosthindukusch, Nuksanpass Nordseite, 3500-4000 m" [N. side of Pass Nuksan, NE. Hindu Kush, Afghanistan].

· SYNONYMS: schugnana J.L. Shchetkin, 1971.

· RANGE. NE. Afghanistan, Hindu Kush, the W. Pamirs.

· HABITAT AND BIOLOGY. Rocks at 3,200-3,400 m a.s.l. Flight period: July.

· SIMILAR SPECIES. P. langara: UNH darker and markings contrasting; UPF sometimes with a red-brown area.

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