Ahlbergia frivaldszkyi (Kindermann in Lederer, 1853)

Distribution

• Regions of the Russian Federation: Gorno-Altai, Trans-Baikal, Kamchatka, Krasnoyarsk, Nizhny-Amur, Prealtay, of Baikal, Pribaikalskiy, Primorye, Sakhalin, Amur-Average, Average Okhotsk (?), Tuva, South West Siberian, South Yakutia. [3].

General info about Imago

• Appearing in the early spring, the butterflies begin to feed on willows and flowering primroses of herbaceous plants. Activity in this respect of females. In different geogr. p-tries the power of adults observed on the flowers: Bistorta major (large coil), Ranunculus repens (creeping buttercup), Anemone altaica (Vetrenichka Altai) on flowers and willow Salix depressa (Altai, Sayan).On Baikal butterflies found in various kinds of plants genus Spiraea (Spiraea), and kind of Sorbaria (mountain ash). [2].
• In Southern Primorye of adults feed on flowers Sorydalis repens (Corydalis creeping), Corydalis remota (Corydalis apart) Ranunculus repens (Ranunculus repens), Lloydia triflora (Lloyd trёhtsvetkovaya) and others. Butterflies day inactive, long hidden in the withered last year's grass, freeze on the tops shrubs. Males exhibit territorial behavior.From 16-17 hours in the open areas of the forest going group of males. Each individual chooses a single shrub or sapling from which periodically takes off quickly, driving close flying butterflies. In the trees do not rise. [102].

Imago lifespan

• It develops in one generation. Flight is very stretched in most habitats - May-June, and sometimes until the middle. of July. In some places (Altai, Primorye) flight begins in late April, ending in early June. [2].

General info about Larva

• Young caterpillars are pale sand color with long black bristles. Caterpillars ages 2-3 pale coloring - turquoise, whitish bumps, peaks of the 2nd vozr- crimson, 3-em-chocolate-brown. At the 7th abdominal segment has a white spot in the form of braces. Caterpillar 4 age. greenish olive, dl. 15-17 mm.Nourish, leaving the edge of the leaf blade damage, developed in the course of July. Before pupation the caterpillar wraps the top edge of the sheet of host plants, pulling their cobweb. [102].

Larva food plants / other food objects

• Larvae develop on various species of the genus Spiraea (Spiraea), the family Rosaceae (Rosaceae), rarely in other Rosaceae - Plants of the genus Sorbaria (Fieldfare) and Aruncus (Volzanka)
  In Southern Primorye - at Aruncus sylvester [2].

Pupa

• Dolls in short sparse hairs, brown. On the dorsal side sometimes strip. The length of 8-9 mm. [102].

Overwintering stage

• Chrysalis [2].

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