LEPIDOPTERA
S A T Y R I D A E Boisduval, 1833
KARANASA Moore, 1893
Karanasa regeli (Alpheraky, 1881)
Karanasa regeli (Alpheraky, 1881)
· TYPE LOCALITY. "... Kouldja, ...Jouldousse" [Kuldzha, Minor Julduz, E. Tian-Shan, China].
· RANGE. Tian-Shan.
· DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION. Inner and N. Tian-Shan - the nominate subspe-cies; Dzhungarsky Alatau - ssp. rueckbeili Avinov et Sweadner, 1951.
· HABITAT AND BIOLOGY. Steppe-clad slopes at 1,800-2,700 m a.s.l. Flight period: July-September.
Photo and text: Guide to the BUTTERFLIES OF RUSSIA and adjacent territories Volume 1. PENSOFT, Sofia - Moscow. 1997