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Triphysa nervosa

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Triphysa

Similar
  
Hyponephele lupina, Kirinia, Hyponephele lycaon, Erebia pandrose, Hyponephele

Triphysa nervosa is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in northern Transuralia, the mountains of southern Siberia, eastern Siberia, Amurland, the Russian Far East, Korea, northern and north-eastern China and Mongolia.

The wingspan is 15–18 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June or June to July in the mountains.

The larvae feed on Carex species.

Subspecies

  • Triphysa nervosa nervosa (Transbaikalia and the Amur region)
  • Triphysa nervosa sacha Korshunov, 1996 (Yakutia)
  • Triphysa nervosa tscherskii Grum-Grshimailo, 1899 (Magadan, Chukot Peninsula)
  • ?Triphysa nervosa biocelata Staudinger, 1901 (China)

    • References

    Triphysa nervosa Wikipedia
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