Euphydryas asiatica explained

Euphydryas asiatica is a small butterfly found in the Palearctic^[1] that belongs to the browns family.

Subspecies

• Euphydryas asiatica asiatica Turkestan, Tarbagatai, Saur, Dzhungarsky Alatau
• Euphydryas asiatica alexandrina (Staudinger, 1887) Tian-Shan
• Euphydryas asiatica narina (Oberthür, 1909) Inner Tian-Shan

Taxonomy

Euphydryas asiatica is in the subgenus Eurodryas The clade members are:

• Euphydryas aurinia (Rottemburg, 1775)
• Euphydryas provincialis (Boisduval, 1828)
• Euphydryas orientalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)
• Euphydryas asiatica (Staudinger, 1881)
• Euphydryas sibirica (Staudinger, 1871)
• Euphydryas laeta (Christoph, 1893)
• Euphydryas desfontainii (Godart, 1819)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Euphydryas. nic.funet.fi. 2018-02-08.