Kretania zephyrinus
Appearance
Plebejus zephyrinus | |
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Plebejus zephyrinus in Seitz 78 h | |
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Species: | P. zephyrinus
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Plebejus zephyrinus |
Plebejus zephyrinus is a butterfly found in the East Palearctic (Central Asia) that belongs to the blues family.
Taxonomy
Plebejus zephyrinus is in subgenus Kretania.
Subspecies
- P. z. zephyrinus Kopet-Dagh
- P. z. ordubadi (Forster, 1938) Caucasus Major, Armenia (highlands), Talysh
- P. z. forsteri (Bálint, 1990) Dzhungarsky Alatau Mountains
- P. z. tarbagataiensis (Bálint, 1992) Saur, Tarbagatai, South Altai
Description from Seitz
zephyrinus Christ. (78 h) has zephyrinus. the black margin broader above and the ocelli of the underside larger; from Pamir and Turkestan. — [2]
Biology
The larva feeds on Astragalus species
See also
References
- ^ Christoph, 1877 Sammelergebnisse aus Nordpersion, Krasnowodsk in Turkmenien und dem Daghestan Horae Soc. ent. Ross. 12 (2): 181-192, (3): 197-299 (1877), (4): pl. 5-8
- ^ 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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