LEPIDOPTERA
H E S P E R I I D A E Latreille, 1809
MUSCHAMPIA Tutt, [1906]
Muschampia tersa Evans, 1949
Muschampia tersa Evans, 1949
• TYPE LOCALITY. "Ordub." [Ordubad, Nakhichevan Region, Azerbaijan].
• RANGE. From Transcaucasia to S. Iran (Fars) and Iraq (Kurdistan).
• DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION. S. Transcaucasia (Armenia, Nakhichevan); variation little, displayed mainly in the intensity of UNH white suffusion.
• HABITATS AND BIOLOGY. Arid landscapes up to 2,000 m a.s.l. in the mountains. Flight period: (April) May-June, sometimes to July, presumably in a single generation.
• SIMILAR SPECIES. M. tessellum larger, FW less strongly pointed, UNH ground colour darker.
Photo and text: Guide to the BUTTERFLIES OF RUSSIA and adjacent territories Volume 1. PENSOFT, Sofia - Moscow. 1997