Euphydryas_sibirica

<i>Euphydryas sibirica</i>

Euphydryas sibirica

Species of butterfly

Euphydryas sibirica is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in north-eastern Asia, where it is found in steppe or steppe-like meadows.[2]

Quick Facts Euphydryas sibirica, Scientific classification ...

Adults are on wing from June to July.

The larvae of subspecies eothena feed on Scabiosa lachnophylla.

Subspecies

  • Euphydryas sibirica sibirica (Transbaikalia)
  • Euphydryas sibirica eothena (Röber, 1926) (Amur, Ussuri)
  • Euphydryas sibirica davidi (Oberthür, 1881) (northern China, Tuva, Mongolia) - David's checkerspot
  • Euphydryas sibirica tenebricosa (Bang-Haas, 1927) (China: Gansu)
  • Euphydryas sibirica phyllis Hemming, 1941 (North Korea)

Taxonomy

E. sibirica is in the subgenus Eurodryas The clade members are:

References

  1. [1]
    "Euphydryas Scudder, 1872" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. [2]
    Russian Insects


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