LEPIDOPTERA
S A T Y R I D A E Boisduval, 1833
PSEUDOCHAZARA de Lesse, 1951
Pseudochazara schakuhensis (Staudinger, 1881)
Pseudochazara schakuhensis (Staudinger, 1881)
· TYPE LOCALITY. "Schakuh im ostlichen Teil des Elbursgebirges, Iran" [Shahkuh Mt. Range, Elburs Mts., Iran].
· RANGE. Confined to the Elburs and Kopet-Dagh Mts.
· HABITAT AND BIOLOGY. Dry clayey-stony habitats at 1,000-2,000 m a.s.l. Flight period: mid-July to September.
· SIMILAR SPECIES. P. pelopea: UPS postdiscal band not darkened; UPS eye-spots with white pupils. P. panjshira: fringes white or whitish-brown; UPS band not darkened. P. beroe: wings produced; postdiscal band better developed.
Photo and text: Guide to the BUTTERFLIES OF RUSSIA and adjacent territories Volume 1. PENSOFT, Sofia - Moscow. 1997