Lepidoptera Mundi: Chazara (Neochazara) persephone

Chazara persephone

(Hübner, 1805)

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TL: [South Russia, Volgograd] (400 - 2800 m.)

Habitat

Rocky slopes
Steppes
Sunny slopes

Similar species

Chazara enervata

45-60 mm

Regional distr. - legend

Local names

Language	Vernacular name
Armenian	Պերսեֆոնա
English	Dark Rockbrown
Türkçe	Stepcadýsý
Русский	Бархатница персефона
Українська	Сатир Персефона
中文	花岩眼蝶
ייִדיש	סטירית פסים

Primary hostplants
Family Latin name Vernacular name

Poaceae Festuca Fescue

Poaceae Poa Meadow-grass

Poaceae Stipa Feather grass

Family	Latin name	Vernacular name
Poaceae	Festuca	Fescue
Poaceae	Poa	Meadow-grass
Poaceae	Stipa	Feather grass

Synonyms and other combinations
Latin name Author

Eumenis persephone Hübner, 1805

Papilio anthe Ochsenheimer, 1807

Satyrus hanifa Herrich-Schäffer, 1850

Latin name	Author
Eumenis persephone	Hübner, 1805
Papilio anthe	Ochsenheimer, 1807
Satyrus hanifa	Herrich-Schäffer, 1850

Subspecies
Species Author

Chazara (Neochazara) persephone persephone (Ochsenheimer, 1807)

Chazara (Neochazara) persephone transiens Zerny, 1932

Species	Author
Chazara (Neochazara) persephone persephone	(Ochsenheimer, 1807)
Chazara (Neochazara) persephone transiens	Zerny, 1932

Links

Language	Website	Authors
	Butterfly Conservation Armenia
	Lepidoptera Caucasi	Валентин Тихонов
	Lepidoptera of Crimea	Владимир Савчук
	Lepiforum e. V.
	Russian insects	Ilya Osipov
	Satyrinae of the Western Palearctic	Jonathan Agius

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