About the Nevada Grayling
Pseudochazara hippolyte is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is confined from the southern Urals across Kazakhstan and northern Tian-Shan to Transbaikalia, Mongolia and northern Tibet. A similar species, formerly regarded as a subspecies of Pseudochazara hippolyte, but endemic from south of Spain, is Pseudochazara williamsi.
S. hippolyte Esp. (= alcyone F., agave Esp.) (43 b). Similar to the preceding [ S. autonoe ] in size and shape, but the distal band is on both wings broad, sharply defined and yellowish, being distally tinged with yellowish red. In the nymotypical form the hindwing beneath bears 3 distinct dentate lines, the ground-colour being often so darkened between the first two that there appears a dark median band. In Spain and South Russia as well as in Anterior Asia. — The form mercurius Stgr., from the Tian-shan district, has the bands brighter yellow, and in rhena H.-Schiff, from Tokat, they have a strong orange tint. — On the other hand, Elwes found in the higher Altai a smaller form in which the bands are pure pale yellow, not being tinged with orange, but being traversed by the heavy dark veins; this is pallida Stgr.... Wikipedia →