TL: Syria (1500 - 3000 m.)
Habitat
- Steppes
- Sunny slopes
30-34 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name
EnglishFiery Copper
EnglishGolden Copper
FrançaisCuivré d'Anatolie
NederlandsFelle vuurvlinder
PolskiCzerwończyk tetis
TürkçeDađateţi
ΕλληνικάΟρεινή χαλκούχα λυκαένα
РусскийЧервонец тетис
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Plumbaginaceae Acantholimon Prickly thrift Plumbaginaceae Acantholimon androsaceum
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Polyommatus ignitus Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 Chrysophanus caudatus Staudinger, 1901 Lycaena hephestos Dils & van der Poorten, 1985
- Lycaena (Thersamonia) thetis is a member of the clade Lycaena thersamon:
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Species Author Lycaena (Thersamonia) aditya (Moore, 1874) Lycaena (Thersamonia) alaica (Grum-Grshimailo, 1888) Lycaena (Thersamonia) alpherakii (Grum-Grshimailo, 1888) Lycaena (Thersamonia) asabinus (Herrich-Schäffer, [1851]) Lycaena (Thersamonia) lampon (Lederer, 1870) Lycaena (Thersamonia) lamponides (Staudinger, 1901) Lycaena (Thersamonia) ochimus (Herrich-Schäffer, [1851]) Lycaena (Thersamonia) phoebus Blachier, 1905 Lycaena (Thersamonia) solskyi Erschoff, 1874 Lycaena (Thersamonia) thersamon (Esper, [1784]) Lycaena (Thersamonia) thetis Klug, 1834
- Links
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Language Website Authors
Butterfly Conservation Armenia
euroButterflies Matt Rowling
Lepidoptera Caucasi Валентин Тихонов
Lepiforum e. V.
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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