Agriades pyrenaicus
Agriades pyrenaicus | |
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A. p. asturiensis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Subfamily: | Polyommatinae |
Genus: | Agriades |
Species: | A. pyrenaicus |
Binomial name | |
Agriades pyrenaicus (Boisduval, 1840) | |
Synonyms | |
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Agriades pyrenaicus, the Gavarnie blue, is a Palearctic butterfly of the family Lycaenidae.[1] It is found in the Asturias mountains of north-western Spain, the Pyrenees, the southern Balkan Peninsula, Turkey, the Caucasus and Armenia.[2] The habitat consists of alpine grassy rocky meadows where it is found at altitudes ranging from 1,500 to 2,200 meters.[3]
The larvae feed on Androsace species.
Subspecies
- A. p. pyrenaicus (central Pyrenees)
- A. p. asturiensis (Oberthür, 1910) (Picos de Europa)
- A. p. dardanus (Freyer, 1844) - Balkan blue (Balkans, Asia Minor, Caucasus, Armenia)[5] smaller than pyrenaicus, and the pale spots of the hindwing beneath with more distinct black centres.[6]
- A. p. ergane (Higgins, 1981) (Ukraine, Russia)
References
- ↑ "Agriades Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ↑ Agriades dardanus at euroButterflies
- ↑ Agriades pyrenaicus at euroButterflies
- ↑ asturnatura
- ↑ IUCN Redlist Plebejus dardanus
- ↑ Seitz, A. ed. Band 1: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Tagfalter, 1909, 379 Seiten, mit 89 kolorierten Tafeln (3470 Figuren)
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