LEPIDOPTERA
H E S P E R I I D A E Latreille, 1809
BIBASIS Moore, 1881
Bibasis aquilina aquilina Speyer, 1879
Bibasis aquilina aquilina Speyer, 1879
• TYPE LOCALITY. "Wladiwostok und der Insel Ascold" [Vladivostok and Askold Island, S. Ussuri region].
• SYNONYMS: jankowskii Oberthur, 1880.
• RANGE. E. Asia from S. China to the Amur region and Japan.
• DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION. The S. Ussuri region, populated by the nominate subspecies.
•HABITATS AND BIOLOGY. Lowland deciduous and mixed forests. Flight period: July-August. Active in the morning and evening. Host plant: Kalopanax septemlobus (Fukuda et al., 1984).
Photo and text: Guide to the BUTTERFLIES OF RUSSIA and adjacent territories Volume 1. PENSOFT, Sofia - Moscow. 1997