Kretania zephyrinus

Kretania zephyrinus is a butterfly found in the East Palearctic (Central Asia) that belongs to the blues family.

Kretania zephyrinus
Male, in Turkey.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Kretania
Species:	K. zephyrinus
Binomial name
Kretania zephyrinus (Christoph, 1884) [1]
Synonyms
Lycaena zephyrinus Christoph, 1884 Plebejus zephyrinus Plebejus pylaon zephyrinus Plebejides zephyrinus

Subspecies

• K. z. zephyrinus Kopet-Dagh
• K. z. ordubadi (Forster, 1938) Caucasus Major, Armenia (highlands), Talysh
• K. z. forsteri (Bálint, 1990) Dzhungarsky Alatau Mountains
• K. z. tarbagataiensis (Bálint, 1992) Saur, Tarbagatai, South Altai

Description from Seitz

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

zephyrinus Christ. (78 h) has zephyrinus. the black margin broader above and the ocelli of the underside larger; from Pamir and Turkestan. — ^[2]

Biology

The larva feeds on Astragalus species.

See also

• List of butterflies of Russia

References

1. Christoph, 1877 Sammelergebnisse aus Nordpersion, Krasnowodsk in Turkmenien und dem Daghestan Horae Soc. ent. Ross. 12 (2): 181-192, (3): 197-299 (1877), (4): pl. 5-8
2. 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.