Plebejus sephirus

Plebejus sephirus
Plebjus sephirus butterfly in Galičica, Macedonia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Lycaenidae
Genus:Plebejus
Species: P. sephirus
Binomial name
Plebejus sephirus

Plebejus sephirus, also known as Kretania sephirus, is a butterfly found in the East Palearctic (East Europe, Caucasus, Asia Minor) that belongs to the blues family.

Description from Seitz

Plebejus sephirus in Seitz 78h

L. sephyrus Friv. (78 h). Very close to the preceding [L. pylaon] , but almost twice the size, the underside dull grey, the red anal spots not so bright golden-red, but duller red like red lead. From the Balkan Peninsula, Asia Minor, and Armenia.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Frivaldszky, 1835 A Balkány vidékén tett természettudományi utazásról A Magyar Tudós Társág Évkönyvei 2 : 235-276, pls 1-7
  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.


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