Nymphalis xanthomelas (Schiffermueller, 1775) - Yellow-legged Tortoiseshell.

Range: The temperate and subtropical Euroasia.

ssp.: xanthomelas (Schiffermueller, 1775); range: except for the Pacific islands.

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A road in the woody (pine/birch) Zyryanka Rivulet valley, Botanical Garden, Akademgorodok [Academy Town], Novosibirsk, West Siberia, Russia. 11th April 1997. O. Kosterin.

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