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  2. Aricia (Ultraaricia) anteros
Aricia anteros(Freyer, [1838])
  1. Lycaenidae
  2. Polyommatinae
  3. Polyommatini
  4. Polyommatina
  5. Aricia
  6. Ultraaricia
  7.  anteros
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TL: Turkey, Istanbul   (2500 m.)

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  • Polyommatus (P.) eroides
  • Polyommatus (P.) eros
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30-34 mm

MD
FD
  • Russia
  • Turkey
  • Ukraine
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ArmenianԱնթերոս կապտաթիթեռ
    EnglishBlue Argus
    FrançaisAzuré pont-euxin
    HrvatskiMrki igličin plavac
    NederlandsBalkan bruin blauwtje
    PolskiModraszek anteros
    SrpskiAlpski plavac
    TürkçeÇokgözlü Balkanmavisi
    ΕλληνικάΒαλκανικός άργος
    РусскийГолубянка антэрос
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    GeraniaceaeGeraniumCrane's-bill
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Lycaena anterosFreyer, 1838
    Plebejus anterosFreyer, 1838
  • Subspecies
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Aricia (Ultraaricia) anteros anteros(Freyer, 1838)
    Aricia (Ultraaricia) anteros dombaiensis(Alberti, 1969)
  • Aricia (Ultraaricia) anteros is a member of the clade Aricia anteros:
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Aricia (Ultraaricia) anteros(Freyer, [1838])
    Aricia (Ultraaricia) bassoniLarsen, 1974
    Aricia (Ultraaricia) morronensis(Ribbe, 1910)
    Aricia (Ultraaricia) vandarbani(Pfeiffer, 1937)
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterfly Conservation Armenia
    Lepidoptera CaucasiВалентин Тихонов
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Schmetterling - RaupeWalter Schön

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Male, upperside.

Mark OgdenBulgaria, Пирин

Male, upperside.

Валентин ТихоновRussia, Домбай

Female, upperside.

Clive BurrowsGreece

Male.

Mehmet BilenTurkey, Düzce

Male.

Theo MamaisGreece, Βάβδος

Pair.

Mehmet BilenTurkey, Düzce
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