List of the Butterflies of the Alexander Mountains (Kyrgyzistan / Kazachstan)

This list has been based upon the literary data and the results of the expedition of the Cesa realized by Ahmet Ömer Koçak and Muhabbet Kemal during the year of 1999.

Alexander Mts. Cesa Ó

 

PAPILIONIDAE

Parnassius (Driopa) mnemosyne orientalis Rothschild,1918

Parnassius (s.str.) actius dubitabilis Rothschild,1918

Parnassius (s.str.) apollo mongolicus Staudinger,1900

Parnassius (s.str.) apollonius alpinus Staudinger,1887

Parnassius (s.str.) delphius namanganus Staudinger,1886

Parnassius (s.str.) patricius uzyngyrus Weiss,1979

Parnassius (s.str.) tianschanicus alexander Bryk & Eisner,1935

Parnassius (s.str.) tianschanicus melaneus Weiss,1980

Papilio (s.str.) machaon oreinus Sheljuzhko,1919

 

PIERIDAE

Anthocharis cardamines alexandra (Hemming,1933)

Aporia (Metaporia (Turanoporia)) leucodice leucodice (Eversmann,1843)

Aporia (s.str.) crataegi (Linnaeus,1758)

Aporia (s.str.) crataegi naryna Sheljuzhko,1910

Pieris (Artogeia) napi muchei Eitschberger,[1984]

Pieris (Artogeia) rapae (Linnaeus,1758)

Pieris (s.str.) brassicae (Linnaeus,1758)

Pieris (s.str.) brassicae ottonis Röber,1907

Pontia callidice amaryllis Hemming,1933

Pontia edusa edusa (Fabricius,1777)

 

COLIADIDAE

Colias cocandica cocandica Erschoff,1874

Colias draconis draconis Groum-Grshimailo,1891

Colias erate erate (Esper,[1805])

Colias romanovi romanovi Groum-Grshimailo,1885

Colias staudingeri staudingeri Alpheraky,1881

Colias wiskotti rueckbeili O.Bang-Haas,1927

 

LIBYTHEIDAE

Libythea celtis celtis (Laicharting,1782)

 

ARGYNNIDAE

Nymphalis xanthomelas fervescens (Stichel,[1908])

Aglais urticae (Linnaeus,1758)

Aglais urticae urticae (Linnaeus,1758)

Polygonia undina undina (Groum-Grshimailo,1890)

Neptis rivularis rivularis (Scopoli,1763)

Argynnis (Fabriciana) adippe tianschanica Alpheraky,1881

Argynnis (Fabriciana) niobe orientalis Alpheraky,1881

Argynnis (Pandoriana) pandora pandora ([Denis & Schiffermüller],1775)

Argynnis (Speyeria) aglaja aglaja (Linnaeus,1758)

Boloria (Proclossiana) erubescens tienschanica (Wagner,1913)

Boloria (s.str.) generator generator (Staudinger,1886)

Issoria lathonia lathonia (Linnaeus,1758)

Melitaea ala bicolor Sushkin,1913

Melitaea asteroida evadne Hemming,1934

Melitaea didyma turkestanica Sheljuzhko,1929

Melitaea lunulata lunulata Staudinger,1901

Melitaea lunulata merke Lukhtanov,1999

Melitaea minerva minerva Staudinger,1881

Euphydryas (Eurodryas) asiatica alexandrina (Staudinger,1887)

 

SATYRIDAE

Melanargia parce parce Staudinger,1882

Hipparchia (s.str.) autonoe orchomenus (Fruhstorfer,1911)

Erebia meta alexandra Staudinger,1887

Erebia radians sokolovi Lukhtanov,1990

Erebia sibo sibo Alpheraky,1881

Erebia turanica grumi Lukhtanov,1994

Erebia usgentensis usgentensis Staudinger,[1894]

Proterebia afra bardines (Fruhstorfer,1918)

Chazara (Neochazara) enervata enervata (Staudinger,1881)

Chazara (Neochazara) heydenreichi heydenreichi (Lederer,1853)

Chazara (s.str.) kaufmanni obscurior (Staudinger,1887)

Karanasa abramovi abramovi (Erschoff,1884)

Karanasa latefasciata kirgizorum Avinoff & Sweadner,1951

Karanasa regeli tancrei (Groum-Grshimailo,1893)

Oeneis hora hora Groum-Grshimailo,1888

Pseudochazara (s.str.) hippolyte mercurius (Staudinger,1887)

Pseudochazara (s.str.) turkestana turkestana (Groum-Grshimailo,1893)

Hyponephele (s.str. (Iranonephele)) glasunovi magna Samodurov,1996

Hyponephele (s.str. (Tengrinephele)) kirghisa obscurata Samodurov,1996

Hyponephele (s.str. (Tengrinephele)) laeta laeta (Staudinger,1886)

Hyponephele (s.str. (Turkestaninephele)) germana germana (Staudinger,1887)

Hyponephele (s.str.) lycaon lycaon (Rottemburg,1775)

Hyponephele (s.str. (Caspinephele)) dysdora dysdorina (Heyne,[1894])

Coenonympha nolckeni nolckeni Erschoff,1874

Coenonympha sunbecca alexandra Heyne,[1894]

Coenonympha tullia tshonkurtshakus Korb,1999

Esperarge eversmanni eversmanni (Eversmann,1847)

Lasiommata menava menava Moore,1865

 

RIODINIDAE

Polycaena tamerlana timur Staudinger,1886

 

LYCAENIDAE

Neolycaena (Rhymnaria) tengstroemi tengstroemi (Erschoff,1874)

Satyrium (Superflua) acaudatum acaudatum (Staudinger,1901)

Tomares fedtschenkoi fedtschenkoi (Erschoff,1874)

Celastrina argiolus hypoleuca (Kollar,[1849])

Maculinea alcon alconides Korb,1997

Maculinea cyanecula ssp.

Plebejus (Alpherakya) sartus sartus (Alpheraky,1881)

Plebejus (Plebejides) zephyrinus zephyrinus (Christoph,1884)

Polyommatus (Agriades (s.str.)) pheretiades pherecydes (Groum-Grshimailo,1890)

Polyommatus (Albulina (Plebejidea)) ferganus ferganus (Staudinger,1881)

Polyommatus (Aricia (Eumedonia)) eumedon eumedon (Esper,[1780])

Polyommatus (Aricia (s.str.)) agestis agestis ([Denis & Schiffermüller],1775)

Polyommatus (Aricia (s.str.)) artaxerxes lepsinskanus (Obraztsov,1935)

Polyommatus (s.str. (Admetusia)) phyllides phyllides (Staudinger,1886)

Polyommatus (s.str. (Agrodiaetus)) actinides weidenhofferi Eckweiler,1997

Polyommatus (s.str. (Agrodiaetus)) juldusus kirgisorum Lukhtanov & Dantchenko,1994

Polyommatus (s.str. (Agrodiaetus)) praeactinides praeactinides (Forster,1960)

Polyommatus (s.str. (Agrodiaetus)) transcaspicus transcaspicus (Heyne,[1895])

Polyommatus (s.str. (Cyaniris)) persephatta persephatta (Alpheraky,1881)

Polyommatus (s.str. (Cyaniris)) semiargus altaianus (Tutt,[1909])

Polyommatus (s.str.) amor wiskotti (Courvoisier,1910)

Polyommatus (s.str.) icarus (Rottemburg,1775)

Athamanthia alexandra alexandra (Püngeler,1901)

Lycaena (s.str.) phlaeas (Linnaeus,1761)

Lycaena (s.str.) phlaeas oxiana (Groum-Grshimailo,1890)

Phoenicurusia margelanica margelanica (Staudinger,1881)

 

HESPERIIDAE

Carcharodus (s.str.) alceae alceae (Esper,[1780])

Muschampia kuenlunus kuenlunus (Groum-Grshimailo,1893)

Muschampia proteus proteus (Staudinger,1886)

Pyrgus alpinus alpinus (Erschoff,1874)

Pyrgus malvae malvae (Linnaeus,1758)

Pyrgus sidae sidae (Esper,[1784])

Spialia (Neospialia) orbifer lugens (Staudinger,1886)

Hesperia comma (Linnaeus,1758)

Hesperia comma mixta Alpheraky,1881

Ochlodes venatus (Bremer & Grey,[1852])

Ochlodes venatus faunus (Turati,1905)

Thymelicus lineolus (Ochsenheimer,1808)

Thymelicus lineolus lineolus (Ochsenheimer,1808)

 

Updated 6th October,2000 Cesa Ó