LEPIDOPTERA

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

  • MELITAEA Fabricius, 1807

    
    

    • Melitaea mimetica Higgins, 1940

Melitaea mimetica Higgins, 1940

• TYPE LOCALITY. «... Baluchistan: Khojak» [Pakistan].

• RANGE. Desert areas of Turkmenia; Afghanistan and Pakistan.

• DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION. A few populations of the nominotypical form have been found in deserts near the Kopet-Dagh Mts.

• HABITATS AND BIOLOGY. Desert and semi-desert landscapes. Flight period: April to May.

• SIMILAR SPECIES. Melitaea persea: FW without yellowish spots developed into a fascia. M. enarea: submarginal orange fascia of UNH not split into separate spots.

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