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Satyrus effendi

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Satyrus effendi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Satyrus
Species:
S. effendi
Binomial name
Satyrus effendi
Nekrutenko, 1989

Satyrus effendi is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.[1][2] It is found in the southern Zangezur Mountains (including both the Armenian[3] and Nakhichivan sides). It inhabits sub-alpine grasslands, occupying stony slopes on 2500–3000 meters above sea level. The flight period is from mid-July to mid-August. The range of Satyrus effendi is covered by the Lichk Prime Butterfly Area,[4] that is included in the Zangezur Biosphere Complex.

In media

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The butterfly was featured in an episode of National Geographic's podcast Overheard at National Geographic,[5] in which photographer Rena Effendi discusses how it was named for her father, a lepidopterist from Soviet Azerbaijan, as well as the difficulty in finding live specimens due to it being located entirely on the hostile border between warring Armenia and Azerbaijan.

References

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  1. ^ "Satyrus Latreille, 1810" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Satyrus effendi Nekrutenko, 1989 Vestnik Zoologii 1989 (1): 14, TL: Pazmara, Zanghezursky Range, Armenian Highland, Azerbaijan
  3. ^ Butterfly Conservation Armenia
  4. ^ Butterfly Conservation Armenia
  5. ^ "Episode 34: Searching for a butterfly in a conflict zone". Archived from the original on September 20, 2022.