Polyommatus aserbeidschanus
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| Polyommatus aserbeidschanus | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Polyommatus |
| Species: | P. aserbeidschanus
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| Polyommatus aserbeidschanus | |
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Forster's Blue Polyommatus aserbeidschanus is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Walter Forster in 1956. It is found in the Caucasus, Armenia and Turkey.
Life cycle
[edit | edit source]The larvae feed on Astragalus species, thus in Armenia they are found on Astragalus prilipkoanus.[2] The flight period is from late July till mid-August.[2]
Habitat
[edit | edit source]The species inhabits calcareous grasslands at the elevation from 2,000 to 2,500 m above sea level.[2]
Subspecies
[edit | edit source]- Polyommatus aserbeidschanus aserbeidschanus
- Polyommatus aserbeidschanus firuza Carbonell, 1993 (northern Turkey)
References
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