LEPIDOPTERA

• TYPE LOCALITY. "Chitral, Utzun Valley" [N. Pakistan].

• RANGE. Mountains of W. Central Asia from Ghissar to Chitral and N. Baluchistan.

• DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION. Ghissar and Darvaz; records from the W. Pamirs need confirmation.

• HABITATS AND BIOLOGY. Dry mountains up to 3,000 m a.s.l. Flight period: May-September, suggesting two generations.

• SIMILAR SPECIES. E. marloyi: generally larger, UPS pattern contrasting, genitalia different (Fig. ).

Photo and text: Guide to the BUTTERFLIES OF RUSSIA and adjacent territories Volume 1. PENSOFT, Sofia - Moscow. 1997

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Fig. Male genitalia of some Erynnis (clasp from outside): 1 - E. marloyi (S. Armenia), left clasp; 2 -id., right clasp; 3 - E. pathan (Darvazsky Mts.), left clasp (both clasps symmetrical)