Monday 13 July 2015

Armenia part VIII

Day 12: Gnishik - southern slopes

Carcharodus lavatherae


Anthocharis cardamines, this individual has some features of the southeastern subspecies 'phoenissa'; the orange apical spot is bordered by clear dark dusting

Leptidea duponcheli

Lycaena thersamon

Polyommatus thersites

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) cf. huberti
More information to follow...

Nymphalis xanthomelas

 Argynnis pandora

Chazara persephone

Coenonympha leander

Habitat view, the few houses of the village of Gnishik at the left in the background

Provisional species list
 Erynnis tages
 Pyrgus sidae
 Spialia orbifer
 Carcharodus lavatherae
 Ochlodes sylvanus
 Thymelicus sylvestris
 Parnassius mnemosyne
 Iphiclides podalirius
 Leptidea duponcheli
 Aporia crataegi
 Pieris ergane
 Pieris pseudorapae
 Pontia edusa
 Colias alfacariensis
 Gonepteryx farinosa
 Lycaena phlaeas
 Lycaena tityrus
 Lycaena thersamon
 Tomares romanovi
 Callophrys paulae
 Cupido minimus
 Cupido osiris
 Glaucopsyche alexis
 Pseudophilotes vicrama
 Plebejus argus
 Aricia agestis
 Cyaniris semiargus
 Polyommatus amandus
 Polyommatus icarus
 Polyommatus thersites
 Polyommatus bellargus
 Polyommatus huberti
 Argynnis niobe
 Argynnis pandora
 Issoria lathonia
 Euphydryas aurinia
 Melitaea cinxia
 Melitaea didyma
 Melitaea arduinna
 Aglais urticae
 Nymphalis xanthomelas
 Polygonia c-album
 Libythea celtis
 Lasiommata megera
 Coenonympha arcania
 Coenonympha pamphilus
 Coenonympha leander
 Hyponephele lycaon
 Erebia medusa
 Melanargia russiae
 Chazara persephone

2 comments:

  1. Not sure that Agrodiaetus is huberti. I think for surakovi. Do you have more photos ?

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  2. Hi Karen, determination has in the meantime been confirmed by Alexander Danchenko as P. huberti. But indeed a very difficult group, those Agrodiaetus-species. I wonder how people in SE-Europa and Middle East do transect walks with all those difficult to determine species...

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