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  2. Kretania hespericus
Kretania hespericus(Rambur, 1839)
  1. Lycaenidae
  2. Polyommatinae
  3. Polyommatini
  4. Polyommatina
  5. Kretania
  6.  hespericus
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TL: Spain, Granada Prov., Sierra de Alfacar   (400 - 1400 m.)

Habitat

  • Grassy slopes_OK
  • Scrub

Similar species

  • Plebejus (Lycaeides) idas
  • Plebejus (P.) argus
  • Polyommatus (P.) escheri
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    Regional distr. - legend
    Phenogram based on the literature
    • Local names
    • LanguageVernacular name
      EnglishSpanish zephyr blue
      EspañolNiña del Astrágalo
      NederlandsSpaans saffierblauwtje
    • Primary hostplants
    • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
      FabaceaeAstragalus turolensis
    • Synonyms and other combinations
    • Latin nameAuthor
      Plebejus hespericaRambur, 1839
      Plebejus pylaon hespericusRambur, 1839
      Polyommatus hespericusRambur, 1839
    • Kretania hespericus 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
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      Lepiforum e. V.
      Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
      The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

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    Male, upperside.

    András Levente DidiSpain, Campo Real

    Male, underside.

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    Male, underside.

    András Levente DidiSpain, Campo Real

    Female, upperside.

    András Levente DidiSpain, Campo Real

    Female, underside.

    András Levente DidiSpain, Campo Real

    Copulating pair.

    András Levente DidiSpain, Campo Real
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