Euphydryas sibirica

Euphydryas sibirica
	Euphydryas sibirica davidi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Euphydryas
Species:	E. sibirica
Binomial name
	Euphydryas sibirica; (Staudinger, 1871)
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

Euphydryas sibirica sibirica (Transbaikalia)
Euphydryas sibirica eothena (Röber, 1926) (Amur, Ussuri)
Euphydryas sibirica davidi (Oberthür, 1881) (northern China, Tuva, Mongolia) - David's checkerspot
Euphydryas sibirica tenebricosa (Bang-Haas, 1927) (China: Gansu)
Euphydryas sibirica phyllis Hemming, 1941 (North Korea)

References

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

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[1] "Euphydryas Scudder, 1872" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[2] Russian Insects

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