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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Kretania nichollae
Kretania nichollae(Elwes, 1901)
IUCN
  1. Lycaenidae
  2. Polyommatinae
  3. Polyommatini
  4. Polyommatina
  5. Kretania
  6.  nichollae
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TL: Lebanon, Baalbek

Habitat

  • Grassy slopes
  • Meadows
  • Pastures

MU
FU

30 - 38 mm

Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    EnglishNicholl's Zephyr Blue
    TürkçeLübnan Esmergözü
    ייִדישכחליל ניקול
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    FabaceaeAstragalusMilk-vetch
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Kretania nichollaeElwes, 1901
    Plebejus nicholliElwes, 1901
    Plebejus pylaon nichollaeElwes, 1901
  • Kretania nichollae 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)
    Kretania zephyrinus(Christoph, 1884)
    Plebejides klausrosei(Bálint, [1993])
    Plebejides patriarcha(Bálint, [1992])
    Plebejides usbekus(Forster, 1939)
    Plebejus (Plebejides) modica(Vérity, 1935)
    Plebejus (Plebejides) stekolnikoviStradomsky & Tikhonov, 2015
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterflies and Moths of LebanonHusein Zorkot
    Lepiforum e. V.

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