LEPIDOPTERA

• S A T Y R I D A E Boisduval, 1833

  • SATYRUS Latreille, 1810

    
    

    • Satyrus stheno Grum-Grshimailo, 1887

Satyrus stheno Grum-Grshimailo, 1887

· TYPE LOCALITY. "...Karategine... depuis l'embouchure de la rive Khingoob jusqu' а la fortification de Obi-Garm" [Obigarm, Karateghinsky Mts., Tajikistan].

· RANGE. Darvaz.

· DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION. The Karateghinsky, Peter 1, Darvazsky and Khozratishoh mts.

· HABITAT AND BIOLOGY. Xerophytic slopes up to 2,200 m a.s.l. Flight period: July-August.

· SIMILAR SPECIES. S. orphei, S. ferula: UPF eye-spots well-developed and centred with white pupils.

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