LEPIDOPTERA

• S A T Y R I D A E Boisduval, 1833

  • PSEUDOCHAZARA de Lesse, 1951

    
    

    • Pseudochazara geyeri (Herrich-Schaffer, 1846)

Pseudochazara geyeri (Herrich-Schaffer, 1846)

· TYPE LOCALITY. "...von der Sudseite des Ararat" [Mt. Ararat, Turkey].

· RANGE. Confined to E. Turkey and SW. Transcaucasia.

· DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION. The Caucasus Minor - the nominate subspecies; the Armenian Highland - ssp. karsicola Gross, 1978.

· HABITAT AND BIOLOGY. Stony slopes at 1,500-2,500 m a.s.l. Flight period: July-September.

· SIMILAR SPECIES. P. daghestana: UNH veins grey and inconspicuous.

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