Satyrus effendi is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.[1][2] It is found in the southern Zangezur Mountains (including both the Armenian[3] and Nakhichivan sides). It inhabits sub-alpine grasslands, occupying stony slopes on 2500–3000 meters above sea level. The flight period is from mid-July to mid-August. The range of Satyrus effendi is covered by the Lichk Prime Butterfly Area,[4] that is included in the Zangezur Biosphere Complex.
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| Species: | S. effendi
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| Satyrus effendi Nekrutenko, 1989
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In Media edit
The butterfly was featured in an episode of National Geographic's podcast Overheard at National Geographic,[5] in which photographer Rena Effendi discusses how it was named for her father, a lepidopterist from Soviet Azerbaijan, as well as the difficulty in finding live specimens due to it being located entirely on the hostile border between warring Armenia and Azerbaijan.
References edit
- ^ "Satyrus Latreille, 1810" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Satyrus effendi Nekrutenko, 1989 Vestnik Zoologii 1989 (1): 14, TL: Pazmara, Zanghezursky Range, Armenian Highland, Azerbaijan
- ^ Butterfly Conservation Armenia
- ^ Butterfly Conservation Armenia
- ^ "Episode 34: Searching for a butterfly in a conflict zone". Archived from the original on September 20, 2022.