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LEPIDOPTERA

Pseudochazara euxina (Kusnezov, 1909)
   Pseudochazara euxina   (Kusnezov, 1909)

· TYPE LOCALITY. "... near Yalta; the southern slopes of Ai-Petri" [Crimea].

· RANGE. Known only from the type-locality.

· HABITAT AND BIOLOGY. Stony habitats of montane steppe ("yaila") on the southern slope. Flight period: June-August. Host plant (Nekrutenko, 1985): probably Stipa pennata.

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