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LEPIDOPTERA

Oeneis pansa Christoph, 1893
   Oeneis pansa   Christoph, 1893

· TYPE LOCALITY. "Witim, Sibir. or." [Vitim River, Transbaikalia].

· RANGE. Mountains of Transbaikalia and NE. Siberia.

· DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION. One of the least known species, with all distributional data requiring a revision. With certainty found only in the Barguzin-sky Mts. (Transbaikalia).

· HABITAT AND BIOLOGY. Mountain tundras at 2,000-2,200 m a.s.l. Flight period: June-July.

Photo and text: Guide to the BUTTERFLIES OF RUSSIA and adjacent territories Volume 1. PENSOFT, Sofia - Moscow. 1997