LEPIDOPTERA

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

  • ARGYNNIS Fabricius, 1807

    
    

    • Argynnis argyrospilata Kotzsch, 1938

Argynnis argyrospilata Kotzsch, 1938

• TYPE LOCALITY. NW. India.

• RANGE. W. Pamirs, Pakistan, Afghanistan, NW. India.

• HABITATS AND BIOLOGY. Dry stony slopes, large stony screes at 2,500-3,700 m a. s.l. Flight very quick, additional feeding observed on Acantholimon, as a rule. Females tend to be restricted to screes, eggs-laying on stones. Flight period: July to August.

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