Fabriciana sp.

Kosterin, Oleg E., 2023, Early summer aspect of butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) of Republic of Khakassia as examined in 2000, with some additional data, Amurian Zoological Journal XV (2), pp. 325-354 : 347

Fabriciana sp.

Specimens: 4\WNW Shira, 1♂; 6\SE Efremkino, 1♂.

Visual registrations: 3\NNE Kopyovo, 1 ind.; 12\Dzhabash, few.

Remarks: Unfortunately, the two males collected (at the very beginning of the flight period of larger Argynniini) were not identified in time for the two possible options, Fabriciana adippe ([Denis et Schiffermüller], 1775) and F. niobe (Linnaeus, 1758) , and are no longer available. Note that the specific name coredippe Leeh, 1893 (as Argynnis coredippe (Leeh, 1893) in Tschikolovets et al. (2008) was applied in error to specimens and reports of F. niobe . This error was later corrected in the next book by the same authors devoted to the butterflies of Kazakshan (Tschikolovets et al. 2016). The reality of the species F. coredippe as such and its occurrence in the mountains of S Siberia are questionable and demand further study. It is claimed to be characterised by presence of a long sex brand on vein Cu 2 and a short one on veing Cu 1, while in A. niobe the sex brands are rather indistinct, but so far there is no proof that the expression of androconia in the niobe -group is a species specific trait rather than an intra-species polymorphism.

Brenthis ino ino (Rottemburg, 1775) Specimens: 1\NNE Parnaya, 4♂; 2\NE Kopyovo, 2♂, 1♀; 3\NNE Kopyovo, 4♂; 4\WNW Shira, 1♂; 10\Terensug, 1♂; 8\Uybat, 1♂.

Observations: Common in meadows.