LEPIDOPTERA
H E S P E R I I D A E Latreille, 1809
ERYNNIS Schrenck, 1801
Erynnis montanus (Bremer, 1861)
Erynnis montanus (Bremer, 1861)
• TYPE LOCALITY. "Bureja-Gebirge" [Bureinsky Mts., Amur region].
• SYNONYMS: rusticanus Butler, 1870.
• RANGE. E. Asia from S. China to the Amur region and Japan.
• DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION. The Amur and Ussuri regions, populated by the nominate subspecies.
• HABITATS AND BIOLOGY. Edges and clearings in different forest types up to the upper forest line. Flight period: May-June. Host plant in Japan: Quercus mongolica (Fukuda et al., 1984). Pupae hibernating.
Photo and text: Guide to the BUTTERFLIES OF RUSSIA and adjacent territories Volume 1. PENSOFT, Sofia - Moscow. 1997