PARARGE MEGERA
| English name: | Wall Brown. |
| Norwegian name: | Sydlig ringvinge. |
| Auctor: | (Linnaeus, 1767) |
| Original description: | as Papilio Nymphalis megera in Syst. Nat. (Edn. 12), I : 771. |
| Syn.: | - - - |
| Type locality of nominate species: | Austria and Denmark. |
| Worldwide distribution: | N Africa, Middle East, S and C Europe to the Urals, Iraq, Iran, Transcaucasus to |
| Turkmenistan. | |
| Subspecies in Norway: | P.m.megera. |
P. megera megera | |
| Auctor: | (Linnaeus, 1767) |
| Syn.: | - - - |
| Type locality of subspecies: | Austria and Denmark. |
| Distribution in Norway: | Confined to the coast line of South-East Norway. |
| Notes: | P. megera has not been found on the southern coast (Sørlandet) since the mid-1960s. |
| The northern limit in Norway is Hurum, south of Drammen. | |
| Described forms found in Norway: | - - - |
| Etymology: | megera: Megara was a Theban princess in Greek mythology, |
| daughter of King Kreon and wife of Herakles. |
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PARARGE MEGERA MEGERA |
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Specimen |
Kommune |
Coll. date |
Legit |
In coll. |
Elevation |
Remarks | ||
| 1 | 6 | AAY | Tvedestrand | 26-JUN-2000 | Tony Nagypal |
TN |
sea-level | ♂ |
| 2 | 6 | AAY | Tvedestrand | 26-JUN-2000 | Tony Nagypal |
TN |
sea-level | ♂ - ventral view |
| 3 | 12 | Ø | Halden | 06-JUN-1992 | Tony Nagypal |
TN |
sea-level |
♀ |
| 4 | 12 | Ø | Hvaler | 08-JUN-2002 | Amanda N. Bjøringsøy |
ANB |
sea-level | ♀ |
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