Turanana cytis
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Turanana |
Species: | T. cytis
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Binomial name | |
Turanana cytis (Christoph, 1877)
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Turanana cytis, the Persian odd-spot blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Hugo Theodor Christoph in 1877. It is found in Turkey, the Kopet-Dagh and Iran (the Alborz and Zagros Mountains).[1]
The larvae feed on Acantholimon species.
References
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External links
- Turanana cytis / İran Turanmavisi / Persian Odd-spot Blue. Butterflies of Turkey.