Aricia hyacinthus

Aricia hyacinthus, the Anatolian false argus, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Asia Minor and around the Levant Sea. ^[2]

Aricia hyacinthus
in Turkey
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Aricia
Species:	A. hyacinthus
Binomial name
Aricia hyacinthus (Herrich-Schäffer, [1847]) [1]

Description from Seitz

For a key to the terms used, see Glossary of entomology terms.

L. hyacinthus H.-Schiff. (80 b, c). Above similar to the preceding [donzelii] the dark margin still broader, especially on the hindwing. Very different on the underside, being light blue-grey with rust-red marginal spots, distinct ocelli and on the hindwing without distinct white median smear. — From the countries around the eastern part of the Black Sea.^[3]

References

1. , Herrich-Schäffer, G.A.W. Systematische Bearbeitung der Schmetterlinge von Europa, Zugleich als Text, Revision und Supplement zu Jacob Hubner’s Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge. (6 Volumes, 1843-1856) Vierter Band. Zünsler u. Wickler. Manz, Regensburg. 288 + 48 pp. 1849
2. hyacinthus at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
3. Seitz. A. in Seitz, A. ed. Band 1: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Tagfalter, 1909, 379 Seiten, mit 89 kolorierten Tafeln (3470 Figuren) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.