LEPIDOPTERA

• S A T Y R I D A E Boisduval, 1833

  • PARALASA Moore, 1893

    
    

    • Paralasa styx (O. Bang-Haas, 1927)

Paralasa styx (O. Bang-Haas, 1927)

· TYPE LOCALITY: "Thianchan mer. occ.: Taschkend..." [Kuraminsky Mts., W. Tian-Shan, Uzbekistan].

· RANGE. W. and N. Tian-Shan (Zailiisky Alatau).

· DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION. The nominate subspecies inhabits W. Tian-Shan, while the taxon bogutena Lukhtanov, 1994 has been described from the spurs of Zailiisky Alatau (the Boguty Mts.).

· HABITAT AND BIOLOGY. Rocks and stony screes at 1,500-2,000 m a.s.l. Flight period: end of June to July.

· SIMILAR SPECIES. P. kusnezovi: UNF with a red-brown band.

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