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Euphydryas sibirica

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Euphydryas sibirica
Euphydryas sibirica davidi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Euphydryas
Species:
E. sibirica
Binomial name
Euphydryas sibirica
Synonyms
  • Euphydryas mandschurica (Staudinger, 1892) (preocc.)
  • Euphydryas tjutjujensis Higgins, 1950
  • Melitaea artemis var. davidi Oberthür, 1881
  • Euphydryas koreana (Collier, 1933)
  • Euphydryas discalis (Bryk, 1946)

Euphydryas sibirica is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in north-eastern Asia, where it is found in steppe or steppe-like meadows.[2]

Adults are on wing from June to July.

The larvae of subspecies eothena feed on Scabiosa lachnophylla.

Subspecies

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Taxonomy

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

References

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  1. ^ "Euphydryas Scudder, 1872" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Russian Insects