LEPIDOPTERA

• S A T Y R I D A E Boisduval, 1833

  • TRIPHYSA Zeller, 1850

    
    

    • Triphysa dohrnii Zeller, 1850

Triphysa dohrnii Zeller, 1850

· TYPE LOCALITY. "...aus dem sudlichen Russland" [Probably S. Siberia].

· RANGE. The S. Altai Mts., Tuva, Transbaikalia, NW. China, Mongolia.

· DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION. Until recently, this species has been confused with T. phryne. The taxa striatula Elwes, 1899 from the Altai and glacialis A. Bang-Haas, 1912 from the Sayan Mts. probably belong to T. dohrnii.

· HABITAT AND BIOLOGY. Steppe habitats up to 2,400 m a.s.l. in the mountains. Flight period: June-July.

· SIMILAR SPECIES. T. phryne: UNS ocelli with white dots; UNH white stripe in cell smaller and sharply defined. T. nervosa: fringes dark grey; UNS ocelli reduced.

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