Kretania sephirus
| Kretania sephirus | |
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| Plebjus sephirus butterfly in Galičica, Macedonia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Plebejus |
| Species: | P. sephirus
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| Binomial name | |
| Plebejus sephirus (Frivaldszky, 1835)[1]
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Plebejus sephirus, also known as Kretania sephirus, is a butterfly found in the East Palearctic (East Europe, Caucasus, Asia Minor) that belongs to the blues family.
Description from Seitz
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L. sephyrus Friv. (78 h). Very close to the preceding [L. pylaon] , but almost twice the size, the underside dull grey, the red anal spots not so bright golden-red, but duller red like red lead. From the Balkan Peninsula, Asia Minor, and Armenia.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Frivaldszky, 1835 A Balkány vidékén tett természettudományi utazásról A Magyar Tudós Társág Évkönyvei 2 : 235-276, pls 1-7
- ^ Seitz, A. ed. Band 1: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Tagfalter, 1909, 379 Seiten, mit 89 kolorierten Tafeln (3470 Figuren)
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