VI-01-2007, Kharkov, Zhikhar'; male
V-16-2010, Kharkov, Zhikhar'; female
Uncommon, locally common. Two generations, mid May - June and mid July - August, some years partial 3rd generation in September.
Early/late dates: 1st generation May 16 - July 4, 2nd and 3rd generations July 11 - October 6.
Habitat: mesic meadows.
The systematics of our Aricia sp. complex is unclear. Traditionally two taxa - A. agestis and A. artaxerxes allous - are listed for our region. However I cannot definitely assign our populations to these taxa. The specimens are highly variable within any given population, and genitalia investigation is also unreliable. I believe that all moist meadows inhabitants belong to the same taxon, and tentatively assign it to A. artaxerxes allous. The systematic position of the taxa is also unclear. It is possible that we have just ecological forms of the same species.
I would appreciate any comments on this matter. I am grateful to Artur Choch, Vladimir Savchuk, Boris Stradomsky, and users of the entomological forum at molbiol.ru for useful discussions.
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VI-01-2007, Kharkov, Zhikhar'; male |
V-16-2010, Kharkov, Zhikhar'; female |
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VI-01-2007, Kharkov, Zhikhar'; male (same as above) |
V-16-2010, Kharkov, Zhikhar'; female (same as above) |
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V-31-2006, Kharkov, Zhikhar'; male |
VI-03-2006, Kharkov, Zhikhar'; female |
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V-31-2006, Kharkov, Zhikhar'; male (same as above) |
VI-03-2006, Kharkov, Zhikhar'; female |
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VI-21-2006, Kharkov reg., N. Vodolaga distr., Fedorovka; male |
VI-21-2006, Kharkov reg., N. Vodolaga distr., Fedorovka; male (same as left) |
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VIII-01-2007, Kharkov, Zhikhar'; male |
V-27-2007, Kharkov, Zhikhar'; male |
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VIII-02-2008, Kharkov, Zhikhar'; male |
VIII-02-2008, Kharkov, Zhikhar'; male (same as left) |
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VII-29-2006, Kharkov, Zhikhar'; male |
VIII-07-2007, Kharkov, Zhikhar'; female |
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VII-01-2007, Kharkov reg., Zmijev distr., Lesnoje; male |
VII-29-2008, Kharkov reg., Zmijev distr., Lesnoje; male |
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VII-29-2008, Kharkov reg., Zmijev distr., Lesnoje; female |
VII-29-2008, Kharkov reg., Zmijev distr., Lesnoje; female (same as left) |
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V-31-2009, Kharkov, Zhikhar'; female |
VI-07-2006, Kharkov, Zhikhar'; female |
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VII-20-2009, Kharkov, Zhikhar'; female |
VI-16-2007, Kharkov, Zhikhar'; female |
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IX-05-2008, Kharkov, Pyatikhatki; male |
VI-09-2006, Kharkov, Lesopark; female |
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VII-20-2007, Kharkov, Zhikhar'; male left, female right |
VII-25-2010, Kharkov, Zhikhar'; an ovum on Geranium sp. |
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IX-15-2007, Kharkov, Zhikhar'; female |
VI-14-2005, Kharkov, Zhikhar'; female |
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General distribution of the complex is shown |
