Melanargia russiae (Esper, 1784) (= M. suwarovius Herbst, 1796; M. japygia Cyrillo, 1787)

Range: the Mediterranian Europe, S Russia, Transcaucasia, West Siberia.

ssp.: russiae (Esper, 1784); range: except for Italy.

A female, wings open

Russia, Siberia, Krasnoyarskii Krai Province, Sharypovo District, 5 km NNE of v. Parnaya, 55o19'N 89o16'E, alt. 500-600 m, meadowy steppe on southern slope, birch/larch forest edges. 1/VII 2000. O. Kosterin