Boloria angarensis


Boloria angarensis is a small butterfly found in the Palearctic that belongs to the browns family.

Subspecies

  • Boloria angarensis angarensis Transbaikalia, South Siberia
  • Boloria angarensis herzi North Transbaikalia, Far East Yakutia
  • Boloria angarensis sedychi Polar Urals, Yamal Peninsula
  • Boloria angarensis alticola Sayan, Tuva
  • Boloria angarensis hakutozana Amur, Ussuri, N.Korea, NE.China
  • Boloria angarensis miakei Sakhalin

Description from Seitz

A. angarensis Ersch.. About the same size as the previous ; the forewing less elongate. The underside of the hindwing bears a very close resemblance to that of A. selenis sibirica, but the costal spot of the median band is essentially different in shape, as shown in the figure. Moreover, angarensis has a row of silvery marginal spots, which are absent in sibirica or only indicated. The female larger and paler. — In Amurland, in June, locally very common.

Biology

The larva feeds on Vaccinium.

Etymology

Toponymic Angara