The Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae) continues to expand its range in Eurasia

  • Sergey V. Chumakov Joint Directorate of the State Natural Biosphere Reserve "Sayano-Shushensky" and the National Park "Shushensky Bor", 7 Zapovednaya, Shushenskoye, Krasnoyarsk Territory, 662710, Russia Email: yakovlev_asu@mail.ru
  • Dmitry V. Goshko Altai State University, 61 Lenina St., Barnaul, 656049, Russia Email: yakovlev_asu@mail.ru
  • Alexey V. Korshunov ArcheoPolis, 5 Krasnaya, Kemerovo 650000, Russia Email: yakovlev_asu@mail.ru
  • Roman V. Yakovlev Altai State University, 61 Lenina St., Barnaul, 656049, Russia Email: yakovlev_asu@mail.ru
Keywords: Butterflies, East Siberia, Pamir, Tajikistan, area dynamics, Vanessa, Limenitis, Apatura, Maniola

Abstract

The article describes the distribution dynamics of the widely spread species Vanessa atalanta (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae), which is for the first time reliably noted for a number of Siberian regions (Krasnoyarsk Territory, the Republic of Khakassia, Kemerovo Territory) and for Tajikistan (Western Pamir, the Bartang river valley).

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Published
2024-03-17
How to Cite
Chumakov, S. V., Goshko, D. V., Korshunov, A. V., & Yakovlev, R. V. (2024). The Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae) continues to expand its range in Eurasia. Acta Biologica Sibirica, 10, 47-54. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10814373