LEPIDOPTERA

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

  • CLOSSIANA Reuss, 1920

    
    

    • Clossiana perryi (Butler, 1882)

Clossiana perryi (Butler, 1882)

• TYPE LOCALITY. «Posiette Bay, N.E. Corea» [Posiet, S. Ussuri region, Russia].

• RANGE. S. Ussuri region, N. Korea. Also reported from Bureinskie Mts. and Shilka Valley, Amur region (Leech, 1894), but these records are doubtful.

• DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION. Only the nominotypical subspecies is known.

• HABITATS AND BIOLOGY. Diy meadows, steppe-like biotopes. Flight period: from June to September, in two generations. In the S. Ussuri region, flying together with C. selene dilution

• SIMILAR SPECIES. Clossiana selene: FW broader and rounded; black markings on UPS more regular. C. euphrosyne, C. iphigenia: discal band of UNH with a single mother-of-pearl spot. C. oscarus, C. thore: discal band of UNH without mother-of-pearl spots.

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