Triphysa dohrnii is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Russia (the southern Altai Mountains, Tuva, Transbaikalia), north-western China and Mongolia.[1] Seitz dohrni Z., has a broader, more whitish metallic margin than phryne.[2] The habitat consists of mountainous steppe up to altitudes of 2,400 meters.

Triphysa dohrnii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Triphysa
Species:
T. dohrnii
Binomial name
Triphysa dohrnii
Zeller, 1850
Synonyms
  • Triphysa striatula Elwes, 1899
  • Coenonympha dohrnii

Adults are on wing from June to July.

Subspecies edit

  • Triphysa dohrnii dohrnii (Transbaikalia and the Amur region)
  • Triphysa dohrnii glacialis Bang-Haas, 1912 (Sayan)

References edit

  1. ^ Russian Insects
  2. ^ Seitz. A. in Seitz, A. ed. Band 1: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Tagfalter, 1909, 379 Seiten, mit 89 kolorierten Tafeln (3470 Figuren)  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.