LEPIDOPTERA

• S A T Y R I D A E Boisduval, 1833

  • SATYRUS Latreille, 1810

    
    

    • Satyrus nana Staudinger, 1886

Satyrus nana Staudinger, 1886

· TYPE LOCALITY. "Achal Tekke; Askhabad" [Turkmenia].

· RANGE. Confined to Kopet-Dagh.

· HABITAT AND BIOLOGY. Steppe-clad slopes at 1,400-2,000 m a.s.l. Flight period: July-September.

· SIMILAR SPECIES. S. daubi: larger; UNF uniform brownish-grey. S. iranicus: much larger; HW outer edge undulate; UNF discal area ochreous-brown.

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