Euphydryas sibirica
| Euphydryas sibirica | |
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| Euphydryas sibirica davidi | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Euphydryas |
| Species: | E. sibirica |
| Binomial name | |
| Euphydryas sibirica (Staudinger, 1871)[1] | |
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Euphydryas sibirica is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in north-eastern Asia, where it is found in steppe or steppe-like meadows.[2]
Adults are on wing from June to July.
The larvae of ssp. 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)
References
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