hindwings are blackish-brown, but lighter in the basal part. Full-grown larvae reach a length of 34 mm. The head, legs and prolegs are ash grey and the body is dark red with dorsolateral ash grey bands. Distribution It is known from Lake Zaysan (in eastern Kazakhstan), the Kokshetau Mountains (in northern Kazakhstan) and the southern Ural Mountains (in Russia). Ecology It is found in mountains. The food plants are unknown, but a mature larva was collected on a stem of the grass Koeleria cristata. The males fly during the day from the second half of June to early August. References Moths described in 1881 Lymantriinae