— virgaureola Stgr. (76 b) is in size like virgaureae, but the upperside of the male is as in estonica; beneath the more reddish disc of the forewing contrasts with the more yellow hindwing and the white discal stripe of the latter is absent or reduced; from northern Central Asia, Dauria, Mongolia, and as similar aberration in the Swiss Alps.
— virgaureola Stgr. (76 b) is comparable in size to virgaureae but exhibits a male upperside resembling estonica; beneath the reddish forewing disc, there's contrast with the more yellow hindwing, and the white discal stripe of the latter is absent or reduced; it originates from northern Central Asia, Dauria, Mongolia, and a similar aberration found in the Swiss Alps.