LEPIDOPTERA

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

  • MELITAEA Fabricius, 1807

    
    

    • Melitaea romanovi Grum-Grshimailo, 1891

Melitaea romanovi Grum-Grshimailo, 1891

• TYPE LOCALITY. «In declivibus ad fluvium Mudshik, affluxus dextri fluminis Chuan-Che, et in promontoriis confinibus detecta» [Gansu Prov., China]

• RANGE. Transbaikalia; Mongolia, N. China.

• DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION. The nominotypical subspecies is known to occur in central China. In Transbaikalia, the ssp. puella Higgins, 1941 has been recorded. The presence of this species in the Altais requires confirmation.

• HABITATS AND BIOLOGY. Semi-desert stations in river valleys. Flight period: June.

• SIMILAR SPECIES. Melitaea trivia: FW without yellowish spots behind discal spots.

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