Euphydryas orientalis

Euphydryas orientalis is a small butterfly found in the Palearctic[2] that belongs to the browns family.

Euphydryas orientalis
E. o. sareptensis (Staudinger, 1878) as

sareptana and E. o. orientalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851) in Seitz (65d )

Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Euphydryas
Species:
E. orientalis
Binomial name
Euphydryas orientalis

Description

Difficult to distinguish from some aurinia forms.Tusov treats orientalis as a subspecies of Arinia [3]

Seitz- orientalis H.-Schaff. (65d) is apparently a combination of the two previous [subspecies of aurinia- pellucida Christ. [E. aurinia pellucida (Christoph, 1893)], from the Caucasus (recognizable by the thin scaling, in consequence of which all the colours appear paler and the wings slightly transparent. The markings, however, are as abundant as the colours are weak and inconspicuous)

and laeta Christ [E. aurinia laeta (Christoph, 1893)]( differs from the preceding in the denser scaling and more conspicuous colours, the upperside having a rather chequered appearance in consequence of the strongly developed and several times curved black discal bands; from the Vilui Mts. in Siberia]

the upperside being as bright and variegated as in laeta, while the underside is as pale, dull and uniform in colour as in pellucida. Asia Minor and Armenia to Kurdistan. [4]

Subspecies
  • E. o. orientalis Turkey, Transcaucasia 65d on plate
  • E. o. sareptensis (Staudinger, 1878) [5] South Ural 65d on plate
  • E. o. emba (Fruhstorfer, 1917) [6] Kazakhstan
  • E.o. pellucida (Christoph, 1893) [7] Euphydryas aurinia pellucida (Christoph, 1893)in some works. Caucasus

Taxonomy

E. orientalis is in the subgenus Eurodryas The clade members are:

Biology

Found in Steppe meadows and in limestone ravines. Flies from June to July. The larva feeds on Scabiosa isetensis.

Similar species


See also

References
  1. Herrich-Schäffer , G.A. W.,Systematische Bearbeitung der Schmetterlinge von Europa, Zugleich als Text, Revision und Supplement zu Jacob Hubner’s Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge. (6 Volumes, 1843-1856) Vierter Band. Zünsler u. Wickler. Manz, Regensburg. 288 + 48 pp. 1849
  2. "Euphydryas". nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2018-02-08.
  3. Tuzov, Vasily Konstantinovich Ed., 2000 Guide to the BUTTERFLIES OF RUSSIA and adjacent territories Volume 2. PENSOFT, Sofia - Moscow. 2000
  4. Seitz, A. ed. Band 1: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Tagfalter, 1909, 379 Seiten, mit 89 kolorierten Tafeln (3470 Figuren)Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. Staudinger, O., 1878 Horae Societatis Entomologicae Rossicae . 14: 265
  6. Fruhstorfer, H. 1917 Archiv Naturg. 82 A (2): 7
  7. Christoph, H. T. 1893. Lepidoptera nova fauna Palaearcticae. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 6: 86–96


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