TL: Russia, Penza Region, Sevastyanovka (1500 - 2800 m.)
Habitat
- Dry meadows
- Rocky slopes
- Steppes
47-57 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ArmenianՌուսական բազմակն 
CatalàEscac de muntanya 
EnglishEsper's Marbled White 
EspañolMedioluto montañera 
FrançaisEchiquier d'Esper FrançaisÉchiquier de Russie 
MagyarMagyar szemőc 
NederlandsZuidelijk dambordje 
ShqipLaramanja e lartësive 
TürkçeUygur Melikesi 
ΕλληνικάΟρεινή σκακιέρα 
РусскийПестроглазка русская РусскийСуворовка 
УкраїнськаМереживниця російська 
中文俄罗斯白眼蝶
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Poaceae Brachypodium Poaceae Bromus Brome Poaceae Dactylis glomerata Cocksfoot Poaceae Elytrigia Poaceae Festuca ovina Sheep's Fescue Poaceae Festuca rubra Red Fascue Poaceae Phleum Timothy Poaceae Poa Meadow-grass Poaceae Stipa Feather grass
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Papilio russiae Esper, 1783 Melanargia japygia Cyrillo, 1787 Melanargia suwarovius Herbst, 1796
- Subspecies
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Species Author Melanargia (M.) russiae caucasiaca Nordmann, 1851 Melanargia (M.) russiae russiae (Esper, 1783) Melanargia (M.) russiae transcaspica Staudinger, 1901
- Links
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Language Website Authors Butterfly Conservation Armenia euroButterflies Matt Rowling 
Lepidoptera and their ecology Wolfgang Wagner Lepidoptera Caucasi Валентин Тихонов Lepiforum e. V. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei Russian insects Ilya Osipov Satyrinae of the Western Palearctic Jonathan Agius Schmetterling - Raupe Walter Schön
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