Melanargia larissa (Geyer, 1828)
Type locality: Cres (Cherso Island) - Croatia
Range: Croatia, S. Serbia, Albania, FYRO Macedonia, S. Bulgaria, Greece (inc. Corfu, Levkas, Limnos, Lesbos and Siros), Turkey, Lebanon and Iran.
Habitat: Warm, dry, grassy, flowery places between sea level up to 2,150mtrs.
Flight Period: Late May to early August.
Subspecies:
ssp. hylata (Menetres, 1832) - Talysh, Azerbaijan
ssp. grumi Standfuss, 1892 - Mardin, (Kurdistan) Turkey
ssp. lorestanensis Carbonell and Naderi, 2007 - Lorestan, Iran
ssp. taurica (Rober, 1896) - West Taurus, SW Turkey
ssp. massageta Staudinger, 1901 - North and Central Turkey to Georgia and Armenia
ssp. karabagi Kocak, 1976 - Hakkari, SE Turkey
ssp. kocaki Wagener, 1983 - Bingol, 10Km E Seref, Turkey
ssp. syriaca (Oberthur, 1894) - Amanos Mnts, Antakya, South Turkey
ssp. titea (Klug, 1832) = titania Calberla, 1891 - Beirut, Lebanon
Melanargia larissa larissa biotype
The species shares its habitat with Melanargia galathea in this location.
11/07/2014, Albania, 800mtrs