LEPIDOPTERA

• N Y M P H A L I D A E Swainson, 1827

  • AGLAIS Dalman, 1816

    
    

    • Aglais caschmirensis (Kollar, [1844])

Aglais caschmirensis (Kollar, [1844])

•TYPE LOCALITY. «...in Ind. Sur Massuri, Kashmir".

•RANGE. Himalaya, ?Pamirs.

•TAXONOMIC NOTES. Discovery of this species in the Pamirs is perhaps realistic, but the picture of «A. caschmirensis» in Tshikolovets (1997, pis. 26-27, fig. 3) actu­ally concerns A. nixa. The specimen in poor condition as presented on plates 38-39, fig. 4 in Tshikolovets (1997) is indeed very similar to A. caschmirensis. So addi­tional information to reconfirm the existence of this species in the Pamirs is required.

•HABITATS AND BIOLOGY. In the Himalaya, Hying from 1,400 to 4,000 m a.s.l. on the outskirts of woods, along forest roads and in the subalpine belt. Flight period: April to October, in several generations.

•SIMILAR SPECIES. Aglais nixa, A. rizana, A. urticae: black marking not so well-developed; ground colour reddish yellow.

Photo and text: Guide to the BUTTERFLIES OF RUSSIA and adjacent territories Volume 2. PENSOFT, Sofia - Moscow. 2000