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LEPIDOPTERA

Gonepteryx amintha
Gonepteryx amintha limonia Mell, 1943

• TYPE LOCALITY. "Tibet, Mou-pin" [SW. China].
• RANGE . From SW. China to Korea and S. Ussuri region.
• DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION. The ssp. limonia Mell, 1943 inhabits the S. Ussuri region (Khasan District).
• HABITAT AND BIOLOGY. Steppe near-shore meadows and sparse oak woodlands. Flight period: end of July to August.
• SIMILAR SPECIES. G. aspasia, G. maxima: UPF ground colour without orange dusting.

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