LEPIDOPTERA

• S A T Y R I D A E Boisduval, 1833

  • PARALASA Moore, 1893

    
    

    • Paralasa ida (Grum-Grshimailo, 1890)

Paralasa ida (Grum-Grshimailo, 1890)

· TYPE LOCALITY. "Montagnes Khodja-Djailaou - au pied du col Kisil-Tokay du cote occidental. Elevation 11.000 p." [Khodzha-Dzhailou E. of Kudara, NE. Pamirs, Tajikistan].

· RANGE. Confined to the W. and NE. Pamirs.

· DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION. Specimens from the W. Pamirs differ from the type in having the HW outer edge less strongly lightened; they have been described as the ssp. ishkashima (Shchetkin et Shchetkin, 1991).

· HABITAT AND BIOLOGY. Eroded rock at 2,000-4,000 m a.s.l. Flight period: end of June to August.

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