Kirinia
Esperarge currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym
Andrew V. Z. Brower
- Kirinia epimenides
- Kirinia epaminondas
- Kirinia roxelana
- Kirinia climene
- Kirinia eversmanni
Introduction
A palearctic genus. Tuzov et al. (1997) view K. climene and K. eversmanni as belonging in the genus Esperarge.References
Bozano GC. 1999. Guide to the butterflies of the Palearctic Region. Satyridae part I: Subfamily Elymniinae, Tribe Lethini. Omnes Artes, Milan.
Miller LD. 1968. The higher classification, phylogeny and zoogeography of the Satyridae (Lepidoptera). Mem. Amer. Entomol. Soc. 24: 1-174.
Tuzov VK, Bogdanov PV, Devyatkin AL, Kaabak LV, Korolev VA, Murzin VS, Samodurov GD, and Tarasov EA. 1997. Guide to the butterflies of Russia and adjacent territories (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera). Pensoft, Sofia.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Kirinia eversmanni |
|---|---|
| Location | The Kora River gorge about 5 km upstream of its mouth at the town Tekeli, The birch forest/steppe belt, the Northern Dzhungarian Alatau mountain chain, Taldy-Kurgan Province, SE Kazakhstan |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source | Kirinia eversmanni |
| Copyright |
© 1994 Oleg Kosterin
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| Scientific Name | Kirinia epimenides |
|---|---|
| Location | An open birch/larch forest on a local top of a mountain massif at the Polovinnaya Pad' valley left board few km of the Argun' River left bank 12 km S of the village Uryupino, Gazimurskozavodskoi District, E Chita Province, E Transbaikalia, Siberia, Russia |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Sex | Male |
| Source | Kirinia epimenides |
| Copyright |
© 1997 Oleg Kosterin
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