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  1. Europe
  2. Kretania sephirus
Kretania sephirus(Frivaldszky, 1835)
IUCN
  1. Lycaenidae
  2. Polyommatinae
  3. Polyommatini
  4. Polyommatina
  5. Kretania
  6.  sephirus
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TL: Bulgaria, Balkan Mts, Sliven

Similar species

  • Kretania pylaon
  • Plebejus zephyrinus
MU
FU

27-31 mm

MD
FD
  • Russia
  • Turkey
  • Ukraine
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    EnglishZephyr Blue-sephirus
    MagyarFóti boglárka
    PolskiModraszek zefirek
    ShqipZefiri blue
    SrpskiKozinčev plavac
    TürkçeBalkan Esmergözü
    РусскийГолубянка зефир
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    FabaceaeAstragalusMilk-vetch
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Lycaeides sephirusFrivaldszky, 1835
    Plebejides sephirusFrivaldszky, 1835
    Plebejus sephirusFrivaldszky, 1835
  • Kretania sephirus 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
    euroButterfliesMatt Rowling
    Lepidoptera CaucasiВалентин Тихонов
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei

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Male, upperside.

Ádám GórGreece, Χελμός

Female, upperside.

Ádám GórHungary

Female, upperside.

Theo MamaisGreece, Mount Chortiatis

Male, underside.

Ádám GórGreece, Χελμός

Female, underside.

Theo MamaisGreece, Mount Chortiatis

Female laying eggs.

Ádám GórHungary
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