Euphydryas sibirica is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in north-eastern Asia, where it is found in steppe or steppe-like meadows.Russian Insects
Adults are on wing from June to July.
The larvae of subspecies eothena feed on Scabiosa lachnophylla.
Subspecies Euphydryas sibirica sibirica (Transbaikalia) Euphydryas sibirica eothena (Röber, 1926) (Amur, Ussuri) Euphydryas sibirica davidi (Oberthür, 1881) (northern China, Tuva, Mongolia) - David's checkerspot Euphydryas sibirica tenebricosa (Bang-Haas, 1927) (China: Gansu) Euphydryas sibirica phyllis Hemming, 1941 (North Korea)
Taxonomy E. sibirica is in the subgenus Eurodryas The clade members are: Euphydryas aurinia (Rottemburg, 1775) Euphydryas provincialis (Boisduval, 1828) Euphydryas orientalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851) Euphydryas asiatica (Staudinger, 1881) Euphydryas sibirica (Staudinger, 1871) Euphydryas laeta (Christoph, 1893) Euphydryas desfontainii (Godart, 1819)
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