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Euphydryas sibirica

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Euphydryas

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Similar
  
Euphydryas gillettii, Euphydryas desfontainii, Euphydryas cynthia, Euphydryas iduna, Variable checkerspot

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.

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

    Euphydryas sibirica Wikipedia
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