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Glaucopsyche argali

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Glaucopsyche argali
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G. argali
Binomial name
Glaucopsyche argali
(Elwes, 1899) [1]

Glaucopsyche argali is a butterfly found in the East Palearctic (Altai) that belongs to the blues family.

Subspecies

  • G. a. argali Southeast Altai
  • G. a. arkhar Lukhtanov, 1990 Saur, Manrak, Kurchum Mountains
  • G. a. chingiz Churkin, 2005 Mongolia

Description from Seitz

L. argali Elw. This species is said to be allied to melanops, but to have the upperside pale silver grey. — Elwes discovered this insect in the Altai.[2]

Biology

The larva feeds on Larva on Oxytropis spp.

See also

References

  1. ^ Elwes, 1899 On the Lepidoptera of the Altai Mountains Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1899 (3) : 295-367, pl. 11-14 online
  2. ^ Seitz, A. ed. Band 1: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Tagfalter, 1909, 379 Seiten, mit 89 kolorierten Tafeln (3470 Figuren) Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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