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Protantigius superans (Oberthur, 1914)

Имаго (Protantigius superans)

Taxonomy

class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Papilionoidea → family Lycaenidae → subfamily Theclinae → tribe Theclini → genus Protantigius → species Protantigius superans

Species name(s)

Protantigius superans (Oberthur, 1914) = Drina superans Oberthür, 1914. [3, 9]

urn:lsid:insecta.pro:taxonomy:23116

Expansion

Zoogeographical regions

Palaearctic.

Russia regions

#40. Primorsky.

Forewing length

19—23 mm.

Flight time

January February March April May June July August September October November December

Имаго (Protantigius superans)

Detailed information with references

Distribution

  • Regions of the Russian Federation: Seaside. [3].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

  • The wings are black on top, sometimes with a bluish submarginal spots. Bottom wings silvery white with a narrow 2-3 transverse stripes and discal stroke. The length of the forewings of males 19-22, females 20-23. [130].

Imago lifespan

  • Mid-July to mid-September. [130].

Larva food plants / other food objects

  • Caterpillars on Populus davidiana [130].

Subspecies of Protantigius superans

Authors

Photos: Irina Nikulina, Evgeny Komarov.

Text data: Peter Khramov, Yuri Semejkin.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov, Sergei Kotov.

References

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29.01.2014 16:15, Sergei Kotov Corrected data.

Zoogeographical regions: No formalized data → Palaearctic. Forewing length: No formalized data → 19—23 mm. Flight time: No formalized data → July, August, September.

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