Satyrinae of the Western Palearctic

Type locality: "Gunib, Nord-Daghestan"

Range: The E. part of the Caucasus and Transcaucasia to N. Iran

Habitat: Stony slopes at 1,000 - 2,500mtrs

Flight Period: July to September

Subspecies:

ssp. daghestana Holik, 1955 - the Caucasus Major;

ssp. savalanica Gross et Ebert, 1975 (=? zangezura Nekrutenko, 1989) – the Caucasus Minor and Armenian Highland.

Notes: The specific status of P. daghestana requires confirmation as morphologically transitional forms are known between this taxon and P. geyeri, though no strict sympatry has been recorded so far.

 09/09/2008, Dagestan, the ridge Chonkatau.