| Kretania zephyrinus | (Christoph, 1884) |
TL: Askhabad (3000 m.)
Habitat
- Rocky slopes
Similar species
28-30 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
EnglishTurkmenistan Zephyr Blue 
TürkçeTürkmenistan Esmergözü 
РусскийГолубянка зефиринус
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Fabaceae Astragalus Milk-vetch
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Lycaena zephyrinus Christoph, 1884 Plebejus pylaon zephyrinus Christoph, 1884 Plebejus zephyrinus Christoph, 1884
- Kretania zephyrinus is a member of the clade Kretania pylaon:
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Species Author Kretania allardii (Oberthür, 1874) Kretania beani Bálint & 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) Kretania zephyrinus (Christoph, 1884) Plebejides klausrosei (Bálint, [1993]) Plebejides patriarcha (Bálint, [1992]) Plebejides usbekus (Forster, 1939) Plebejus (Plebejides) modica (Vérity, 1935) Plebejus (Plebejides) stekolnikovi Stradomsky & Tikhonov, 2015
- Links
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Language Website Authors Lepidoptera Caucasi Валентин Тихонов 
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