Hipparchia autonoe sibirica Staudinger, 1861

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 : 349

Hipparchia autonoe sibirica Staudinger, 1861 3\NNE Kopyovo, 1♂.

Visual registrations: 1\NNE Parnaya, at rocky hill crests, few; 2\NE Kopyovo, 1 ind.; 8\Uybat, 2 ind.;

Observations: A steppe species flying mostly later than the time of our trip, so observed by singular specimens, mostly in rocky places.

Boeberia parmenio (Böber, 1809) Specimens: 1\NNE Parnaya, 3♂, 2♀; 2\NE Kopyovo, 4♀; 4\WNW Shira, 1♀; 6\SE Efremkino, 2♂, 1♀.

Visual registrations: 3\NNE Kopyovo, many; 7\Sonskiy, few; 8\Uybat, many.

Observations: This steppen species, extending to highland ‘tundrosteppes’ in Altai ( Gorbunov, Kosterin 2007), appeared fairly abundant and widespread in the meadow steppes of the Khakassia northern part, but most individuals were already worn out.

Erebia ligea ligea (Linnaeus, 1758) Specimens : 6\ SE Efremkino, 1♂ ; 9\ Terensug headwaters, 14♂ ; 8\ Uybat , 1♂ ; 12\ Dzhabash , 2♂ . Observations : A forest species .

Erebia jeniseiensis (Trybom, 1877) Specimens: 9\Terensug headwaters, 9♂, 3♀. Observations : A forest species, the only butterfly occurring under the tagia shade canopy (at the Terensug River headwaters) .