Polygonia interposita explained

Polygonia interposita is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Ghissar to the Altai Mountains, north-western China, the Himalayas and Mongolia.^[1] The habitat consists of gorges and slopes up to 2,500 meters above sea level.

Adults are on wing from March to October in two generations per year.^[2]

Subspecies

• Polygonia interposita interposita (Ghissar-Darvaz, Pamirs-Alai, Tian-Shan, Saur, Tarbagatai, Dzhungarsky Alatau, Altai)
• Polygonia interposita adya Churkin, 2003 (Mongolia)
• Polygonia interposita tibetana Elwes, 1888 (north-western China)

Notes and References

1. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/nymphalinae/nymphalis/ "Nymphalis Kluk, 1780"
2. http://rusinsects.com/nymph/n-p-inte.htm Russian Insects