Argynnis zenobia
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| Argynnis zenobia in Seitz 71a | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Argynnis |
| Species: | A. zenobia
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Argynnis zenobia is a butterfly found in the East Palearctic (Amur, Ussuri, China, Tibet) that belongs to the browns family.
Subspecies
- A. z. zenobia China, Tibet
- A. z. penelope (Staudinger, [1892]) South Ussuri
Description from Seitz
zenobia Leech (71a). Smaller than the previous species [A.childreni], particularly the hindwing less large. Shape and upperside almost exactly as in paphia; fiery reddish yellow, the male with black scent-streaks on the two median branches. The underside as in childreni, but the silverbands anastomose in several places. In North and West China and Tibet. — In penelope Stgr. the male has 3 scent-streaks instead of 2 on the forewing, and the female is shaded with dull greyish green nearly as in the valesina-female of paphia. On the Sutchou, in Amurland and North China. — The butterflies are on the wing in June and July, not being rare in the south and west of the distribution-area, but very rare in the northern districts, on the Ussuri (Doerries).[2]
Biology
The larva feeds on Viola variegata.
See also
References
- ↑ Leech, 1890 New species of Lepidoptera from China Entomologist 23 : 26-50, 81-83, : 109-114, : 187-192, pl. 1
- ↑ 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.
