Pseudophilotes baton
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| Species: | P. baton
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| Pseudophilotes baton (Bergsträsser, 1779)
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The Baton Blue (Pseudophilotes baton) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Central and Southern Europe and then East across the Palearctic to the Russian Far East.
The wingspan is 10–11 mm. The butterfly flies from April to September.
The larvae feed on Thyme, Clinopodium acinos, Lavender and Mentha.
Subspecies
- Pseudophilotes baton baton (southern and central Europe to south-western Siberia, Altai Mountains)
- Pseudophilotes baton jacuticus Korshunov & Viidalepp, 1980 (Yakutia)
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