Kretania zephyrinus

Kretania zephyrinus is a butterfly found in the East Palearctic (Central Asia) that belongs to the blues family.

Kretania zephyrinus
Male, in Turkey.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Kretania
Species:
K. zephyrinus
Binomial name
Kretania zephyrinus
(Christoph, 1884) [1]
Synonyms
  • Lycaena zephyrinus Christoph, 1884
  • Plebejus zephyrinus
  • Plebejus pylaon zephyrinus
  • Plebejides zephyrinus

Subspecies
  • K. z. zephyrinus Kopet-Dagh
  • K. z. ordubadi (Forster, 1938) Caucasus Major, Armenia (highlands), Talysh
  • K. z. forsteri (Bálint, 1990) Dzhungarsky Alatau Mountains
  • K. z. tarbagataiensis (Bálint, 1992) Saur, Tarbagatai, South Altai

Description from Seitz
For a key to the terms used, see Glossary of entomology terms.

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
  1. 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
  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) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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