Alpine marigold [1] [2] ( lat. Pseudochazara alpina ) is a day butterfly from the Marigold family.
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| Pseudochazara alpina Staudinger , 1878 |
Content
- 1 Etymology of the name
- 2 Description
- 3 Area
- 4 Biology
- 5 notes
- 6 References
Name Etymology
Alpina (from Latin) - Alpine. The name characterizes the confinement of the species to the alpine zone of the mountains [2] [1] .
Description
Fore wing length 25 - 33 mm. Butterflies, developing areas with sufficient moisture, mainly have a darkened, monotonous color of the lower side of the hind wings, on which there is practically no pattern - the alpina phenotype. Butterflies inhabiting more xerophytic biotopes have the appearance of the guriensis phenotype — the pattern of the lower side of the hind wings is variable, but always distinct [3] .
Range
Big and Small Caucasus .
It is found in the Greater Caucasus from the vicinity of Teberda ( Karachay-Cherkessia ) and Terskol ( Elbrus region ) to the mountain Dagestan (where it was found near the villages of Kurush, Rutul, Akhty, Levasha, on the Samursky Range, Jufudag, Kiabektepe, etc.). On the Bogos ridge, near the village of Agvali, on the Kegersky plateau in Dagestan, butterflies of mainly the guriensis phenotype are found. In North Ossetia, it lives in the Kabansky gorge and in the North Ossetian reserve. Known for several finds from the vicinity of Kislovodsk (Borgustan ridge, Mount Dzhinal, Kabardinsky ridge) [2] .
It inhabits mountain slopes with open stony scree or rocky mappings at an altitude of 1000 to 2800 meters above sea level, mountain steppes: rocky, grassy slopes at an altitude of 2200 to 3100 meters above sea level [1] [2] .
Biology
It develops over the course of a year in one generation. Flight time in July - August. Butterflies keep on stony, partially soddy meadows. Fly over steep rocky areas, near cliffs, often sit on stones warmed by the sun. Butterflies feed on the flowers of Korostavnikov, scabiosis and ankle. Males are actively looking for females, flying around their territory. Often males chase females, flying after them and sitting down together on the cereal curtains. Females, as a rule, are more common than males. Females lay eggs individually on leaves and stalks of cereals. The egg is oval (barrel-shaped), slightly ribbed, almost white matte, about 2 mm in height. The egg stage lasts 7 to 9 days. An egg hibernates, according to other information - caterpillars of the first age, which begin to feed only after wintering. Newborn caterpillars about 2 mm long. Caterpillar feed plants: fescue ( Festuca sp.) [1] [2] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Morgun D.V., Dovgaylo K.E., Rubin N.I., Solodovnikov I.A., Plyushch I.G. Day butterflies (Hesperioidea and Papilionoidea, Lepidoptera) of Eastern Europe. CD identifier, database and software package “Lysandra”. - Minsk, Kiev, Moscow: 2005.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Lvovsky A.L., Morgun D.V. - Lepidoptera Lepidoptera of Eastern Europe (Keys to the Flora and Fauna of Russia), M .: KMK, 2007
- ↑ Bogdanov P.V. 2007. Classification of the satyrides of the genus Pseudochazara de Lesse, 1951 (Lepidoptera, Satyridae) of Europe, North Africa and Asia Minor // Tr. Gos. Darwinovsk. the museum. Vol. 2, p. 38-43.