Polygonia interposita

Updated on Dec 25, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Polygonia

Similar Polygonia oreas, Polygonia egea, Polygonia progne, Polygonia satyrus, Hoary comma

Polygonia interposita is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found from Ghissar to the Altai Mountains, north-western China, the Himalayas and Mongolia. The habitat consists of gorges and slopes up to 2,500 meters.

Adults are on wing from March to October in two generations per year.

Subspecies

Polygonia interposita interposita (Ghissar-Darvaz, Pamirs-Alai, Tian-Shan, Saur, Tarbagatai, Dzhungarsky Alatau, Altai)

Polygonia interposita adya Churkin, 2003 (Mongolia)

Polygonia interposita tibetana Elwes, 1888 (north-western China)

References

Polygonia interposita Wikipedia

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