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  1. Lithuania
  2. Kretania pylaon
Kretania pylaon(Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1832)
  1. Lycaenidae
  2. Polyommatinae
  3. Polyommatini
  4. Polyommatina
  5. Kretania
  6.  pylaon
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Habitat

  • Dry meadows
  • Xerophilous meadows

Similar species

  • Plebejus (Lycaeides) argyrognomon
  • Plebejus (Lycaeides) idas
  • Plebejus (P.) argus
  • Polyommatus (P.) escheri
MU
FU

28-34 mm

MD
FD
    Regional distr. - legend
    Phenogram based on the literature
    • Local names
    • LanguageVernacular name
      EnglishZephyr Blue
      EspañolNiña de Astragalo
      FrançaisAzuré des astragales
      NederlandsSaffierblauwtje
      PolskiModraszek pylaon
      TürkçeAnadolu Esmergozu
      РусскийГолубянка пилаон
      УкраїнськаСинявець Пилаон
      中文皮点灰蝶
      ייִדישכחליל קליאופטרה
    • Primary hostplants
    • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
      FabaceaeAstragalusMilk-vetch
    • Synonyms and other combinations
    • Latin nameAuthor
      Lycaena pylaonFischer von Röslerstamm, 1832
      Plebejides pylaonFischer von Röslerstamm, 1832
      Plebejus pylaonFischer von Röslerstamm, 1832
    • Kretania pylaon 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
      European Butterfly PageGuy Padfield
      Lepidoptera CaucasiВалентин Тихонов
      Lepidoptera of CrimeaВладимир Савчук
      Lepiforum e. V.
      Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei

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    Male, upperside.

    Владимир СавчукUkraine, Мисове

    Adult, underside.

    Peter GroenendijkHungary, Aggtelek

    Adult, underside.

    Владимир СавчукUkraine, Феодосія

    Adult, underside.

    Владимир СавчукUkraine, Ячменное

    Adult, underside.

    Clive BurrowsGreece

    Copulating pair.

    Cor ZonneveldTurkey

    Larva.

    Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoUkraine, Кам’янське

    Larva.

    Jarosław BuryUkraine, Феодосія

    Larva.

    Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoUkraine, Кам’янське

    Larva.

    Jarosław BuryUkraine, Феодосія

    Larva.

    Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoUkraine, Кам’янське

    Larva.

    Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoUkraine, Кам’янське
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