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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Plebejus zephyrinus
Plebejus zephyrinus(Christoph, 1884)
  1. Lycaenidae
  2. Polyommatinae
  3. Polyommatini
  4. Polyommatina
  5. Plebejus
  6.  zephyrinus
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TL: Askhabad   (3000 m.)

Habitat

  • Rocky slopes

Similar species

  • Kretania sephirus
MU
FU

28-30 mm

MD
FD
  • Russia
  • Turkey
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    EnglishTurkmenistan Zephyr Blue
    TürkçeTürkmenistan Esmergözü
    РусскийГолубянка зефиринус
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    FabaceaeAstragalusMilk-vetch
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Lycaena zephyrinusChristoph, 1884
    Plebejus pylaon zephyrinusChristoph, 1884
    Plebejus zephyrinusChristoph, 1884
  • Plebejus zephyrinus is a member of the clade Kretania pylaon:
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Kretania allardii(Oberthür, 1874)
    Kretania beaniBálint & Johnson, 1997
    Kretania hespericus(Rambur, 1839)
    Kretania martini(Allard, 1867)
    Kretania nichollae(Elwes, 1901)
    Kretania philbyi(Graves, 1925)
    Kretania pylaon(Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1832)
    Kretania sephirus(Frivaldszky, 1835)
    Kretania trappi(Vérity, 1927)
    Plebejides klausrosei(Bálint, [1993])
    Plebejides patriarcha(Bálint, [1992])
    Plebejides usbekus(Forster, 1939)
    Plebejus zephyrinus(Christoph, 1884)
    Plebejus (Plebejides) modica(Vérity, 1935)
    Plebejus (Plebejides) stekolnikoviStradomsky & Tikhonov, 2015
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Lepidoptera CaucasiВалентин Тихонов
    Lepiforum e. V.

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Male, upperside.

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Female, upperside.

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Female, underside.

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