Kretania sephirus | (Frivaldszky, 1835) |
TL: Bulgaria, Balkan Mts, Sliven
Similar species
27 - 31 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name English
Zephyr Blue-sephirus Magyar
Fóti boglárka Polski
Modraszek zefirek Shqip
Zefiri blue Srpski
Kozinčev plavac Türkçe
Balkan Esmergözü Русский
Голубянка зефир
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Fabaceae Astragalus Milk-vetch
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- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Lycaeides sephirus Frivaldszky, 1835 Plebejides sephirus Frivaldszky, 1835 Plebejus sephirus Frivaldszky, 1835
- Kretania sephirus 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 euroButterflies Matt Rowling Lepidoptera Caucasi Валентин Тихонов Lepiforum e. V. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei
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