LEPIDOPTERA

• S A T Y R I D A E Boisduval, 1833

  • CHAZARA Moore, 1893

    
    

    • Chazara persephone (Hubner, [1805])

Chazara persephone (Hubner, [1805])

· TYPE LOCALITY. "Russland, bei Sarepta". [Vicinity of Volgograd, S. Russia].

· RANGE. From the Crimea across the Caucasus and north of the Middle East to Iran; from the S. Urals across Kazakhstan to the S. Altai and W. Siberia.

· DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION. The S. European part, the Caucasus Major and Minor, the S. Altai, W. Siberia - the nominate subspecies (= anthe Ochsenheimer, 1807; = caucasica Nordmann, 1851); the Armenian Highland, Talysh - ssp. transiens Zerny, 1932. A colour form with ochreous-red bands is known under the name of hanifa (Herrich-Schaffer, 1850).

· HABITAT AND BIOLOGY. Dry stony habitats up to 1,800 m a.s.l. Flight period: June-August. Larvae of different instars hibernating.

· SIMILAR SPECIES. Ch. enervata: UNH veins grey and inconspicuous; male UPF with androconia.

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