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Erebia iranica

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Species of butterfly

Erebia iranica
Erebia iranica in Seitz 37i
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Erebia
Species: E. iranica
Binomial name
Erebia iranica
Grum-Grshimailo, 1895
Synonyms
  • Erebia callias sheljuzhkoi Warren, 1935

Erebia iranica is a butterfly found in the East Palearctic (Caucasus North Iran, Turkey) that belongs to the browns family. E. iranica Gr.-Grsh. was described as a forma of Erebia tyndarus from North Persia. It is often smaller than the nymotypical form of tyndarus, the band of the fore- and hindwing being rather bright russet-red. The subapical ocelli of the forewing are large and bear bright white pupils.

Subspecies

  • E. i. iranica
  • E. i. sheljuzhkoi Warren, 1935 (Caucasus)

Taxonomy

E. iranica is a member of the brassy ringlet species complex.

See also

References

  1. Grum-Grshimailo, 1895 Lepidoptera Palearctica Nova (3) Horae Soc. ent. Ross. 29 : 290-293
  2. Seitz, A. ed. Band 1: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Tagfalter, 1909, 379 Seiten, mit 89 kolorierten Tafeln (3470 Figuren)

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Taxon identifiers
Erebia iranica


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