Этикетка

ПОДВИДЫ
ssp. rubi (Linnaeus, 1758): EU, Caucasus, Kopet-Dagh
ssp. fervida (Staudinger, 1901): Iberian Peninsula, Morocco, Asia Minor
ssp. borealis (Krulikovsky, 1890): Urals
ssp. sibirica (Heyne, [1895]): Tien-Shan, Altai, Siberia, Transbaikalia, Far East, Amur, Ussuri, Sakhalin

TYPE LOCALITY
Sweden.

DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION
The nominotypical subspecies occurs in the western part of the distribution area (including the Caucasus and the Kopet-Dagh) up to the Ural Mts. in the east, the ssp. borealis Krulikovsky, 1890 (= polaris Krulikovsky, 1893) populates the Urals, and the ssp. sibirica [Heyne], [1895] (= sachalinensis Matsumura, 1929; = cynthia Johnson, 1992) inhabits the vast region ranging from the Tian-Shan and the Altais across Siberia and Transbaikalia to the Far East, the Amur and Ussuri regions, Sakhalin.

HABITATS AND BIOLOGY
Marshes as well as light, sandy-soil heath places with broom, also forest and/or dry habitats. In the mountains, bush-clad places up to 2,000 m a.s.l. Flight period: mid-April to mid-June, in a single generation. A partial second generation has been reported from N. Africa. Host plants in the northern parts of the distribution area: Vacciniium, Rubus ; in forests and the southern taiga belt: Frangula, Rhamnus, Ribes, Spiraea : in the steppe (Korshunov & Gorbunov, 1995): Caragana, Chamaecytisus, Hedysarum, Genista, Trifolium ; in the Tian-Shan also Hippophae rhamnoides .

SIMILAR SPECIES
Callophrys chalybeitincta : UPS grey with lead suffusion. C. butlerovi : anal lobe of HW undeveloped; genitalia different (fig. 31). C. titanus : larger, female genitalia different.