Triphysa nervosa

Updated on Dec 31, 2024

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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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