Euphydryas orientalis is a small butterfly found in the Palearctic[2] that belongs to the browns family.
| Euphydryas orientalis | |
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| Euphydryas orientalis sareptensis (Staudinger, 1878) as
sareptana and E. o. orientalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851) in Seitz (65d ) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Euphydryas |
| Species: | E. orientalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Euphydryas orientalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851) [1]
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Description
editDifficult 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
edit- Euphydryas orientalisorientalis Turkey, Transcaucasia 65d on plate
- Euphydryas orientalis sareptensis (Staudinger, 1878) [5] South Ural 65d on plate
- Euphydryas orientalis emba (Fruhstorfer, 1917) [6] Kazakhstan
- Euphydryas orientalis pellucida (Christoph, 1893) [7] Euphydryas aurinia pellucida (Christoph, 1893)in some works. Caucasus
Taxonomy
editEuphydryas orientalis is in the subgenus Eurodryas The clade members are:
- Euphydryas aurinia (Rottemburg, 1775)
- Euphydryas provincialis (Boisduval, 1828)
- Euphydryas orientalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)
- Euphydryas asiatica (Staudinger, 1881)
- Euphydryas sibirica (Staudinger, 1871)
- Euphydryas laeta (Christoph, 1893)
- Euphydryas desfontainii (Godart, 1819)
Biology
editFound in Steppe meadows and in limestone ravines. Flies from June to July. The larva feeds on Scabiosa isetensis.
Similar species
edit- Euphydryas aurinia
- Euphydryas asiatica
- Euphydryas provincialis
- Euphydryas merope synonym of Euphydryas aurinia merope (de Prunner, 1798)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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
- ^ "Euphydryas". nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2018-02-08.
- ^ Tuzov, Vasily Konstantinovich Ed., 2000 Guide to the BUTTERFLIES OF RUSSIA and adjacent territories Volume 2. PENSOFT, Sofia - Moscow. 2000
- ^ Seitz, A. ed. Band 1: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Tagfalter, 1909, 379 Seiten, mit 89 kolorierten Tafeln (3470 Figuren)
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Staudinger, O., 1878 Horae Societatis Entomologicae Rossicae . 14: 265
- ^ Fruhstorfer, H. 1917 Archiv Naturg. 82 A (2): 7
- ^ Christoph, H. T. 1893. Lepidoptera nova fauna Palaearcticae. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 6: 86–96
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