Osiris blue
Appearance
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Female Osiris blue | |
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Species: | C. osiris
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Cupido osiris Meigen, 1829
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The Osiris blue (Cupido osiris) is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Europe, Asia Minor, southern Siberia, the Alay Mountains, Tian-Shan, Dzhungarsky Alatau, the Altai Region, the Sayan mountains, Lake Baikal and Mongolia.
The larvae feed on Onobrychis and Leguminosae species.
External links
- Leps It Images