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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Plebejidea loewii
Plebejidea loewii(Zeller, 1847)
  1. Lycaenidae
  2. Polyommatinae
  3. Polyommatini
  4. Polyommatina
  5. Plebejidea
  6.  loewii
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TL: Morocco, Tixi-n-Taghzeft   (2200 m.)

Habitat

  • Gorges
  • Sunny mountainsides
  • Xerophilous meadows

Similar species

  • Kretania eurypilus
  • Plebejus (Lycaeides) idas
  • Plebejus (P.) argus
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Phenogram based on literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ArmenianԼյովի կապտաթիթեռ
    EnglishLarge Jewel Blue
    FrançaisAzuré de Loew
    PolskiModraszek Loewiego
    TürkçeÇokgözlü Gümüţmavi
    ΕλληνικάΆργος της Μέσης Ανατολής
    РусскийГолубянка лёва
    ייִדישכחליל מדבר
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    FabaceaeAstragalusMilk-vetch
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Albulina loewiiZeller, 1847
    Lycaena loewiiZeller, 1847
    Plebejus loewiiZeller, 1847
  • Plebejidea loewii is a member of the clade Plebejidea loewii:
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Plebejidea afshar(Eckweiler, 1998)
    Plebejidea chamanica(Moore, 1884)
    Plebejidea loewii(Zeller, 1847)
    Plebejidea sanoga(Evans, 1925)
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterfly Conservation Armenia
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepidoptera CaucasiВалентин Тихонов
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei

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Male.

Cor ZonneveldTurkey

Adult, underside.

Борис СтрадомскийRussia

Female, upperside.

Özgür KoçakTurkey, Yollarbaşı
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