TL: near Astrabad [Gorgan, North Iran] (300 - 1400 m.)
Habitat
- Semi-deserts
- Steppes
26-28 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
EnglishCaucasian Turan Copper 
Türkçeİran Bakırgüzeli 
РусскийАтамантия горихвостка
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Polygonaceae Atraphaxis spinosa
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Athamanthia phoenicurus Lederer, 1870 Lycaena phoenicura Lederer, 1870 Polyommatus phoenicurus Lederer, 1870 Polyommatus scintillans Christoph, 1887
- Links
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Language Website Authors Butterfly Conservation Armenia Lepidoptera Caucasi Валентин Тихонов 
Lepiforum e. V.
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