Pseudophilotes abencerragus

Pseudophilotes abencerragus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Pseudophilotes
Species: P. abencerragus
Binomial name
Pseudophilotes abencerragus
(Pierret, 1837)[1]
Synonyms
  • Argus abencerragus Pierret, 1837
  • Lycaena baton abencerragus f. famelica Seitz, 1907
  • Turania baton nabataeus Graves, 1925

Pseudophilotes abencerragus, the false baton blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found on the Iberian Peninsula and in North Africa, Egypt, Israel, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.[2]

The wingspan is 18–22 mm. Adults are on wing from April to May.[3]

The larvae feed on Cleonia lusitanica, Thymus vulgaris, Medicago cf. turbinata, Medicago hispidus, Thymus cf. hirtus, Salvia taraxacifolia and Thymus fontanesii.

Subspecies

  • Pseudophilotes abencerragus abencerragus
  • Pseudophilotes abencerragus felix Manil, 2006 (Morocco)
  • Pseudophilotes abencerragus nabataeus (Graves, 1925) (Saudi Arabia, northern Sinai, the Negev, Jordan)

References

  1. ↑ Pseudophilotes at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)
  3. ↑ Captain's European Butterfly Guide
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