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LEPIDOPTERA

Thoressa varia (Murray, 1875)
 Thoressa varia (Murray, 1875)

• TYPE LOCALITY. Japan.

• SYNONYMS: melancholica Bryk, 1942.

• RANGE. Islands of E. Asia; the record from Korea (Kurentzov, 1970) requires confirmation.

• DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION. The Sakhalin and Kuril Islands. UPS spots vary in size up to totally absent.

• HABITATS AND BIOLOGY. Forest edges and clearings. Flight period: June-July. Host plant in Japan (Fukuda et al., 1984): Sasa kurilensis.

Photo and text: Guide to the BUTTERFLIES OF RUSSIA and adjacent territories Volume 1. PENSOFT, Sofia - Moscow. 1997