LEPIDOPTERA

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

  • MELITAEA Fabricius, 1807

    
    

    • Melitaea asteroida Staudinger, 1881

Melitaea asteroida Staudinger, 1881

• TYPE LOCALITY. «[AlaTau]» [Dzhungarsky Alatau Mts., Kazakhstan].

• SYNONYMS. dara Staudinger, 1887; mtasica Wagner, 1913.

• RANGE. Dzhungarsky Alatau Mts.

• HABITATS AND BIOLOGY. High-alpine meadows at about 2,500-3,000 m a. s.l. Flight period: June to July.

• SIMILAR SPECIES. Melitaea minerva: genitalia different.

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