Plebejus pylaon
| Zephyr blue | |
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| Plebejus pylaon nichollae copulating (female right, male left). | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Plebejus |
| Species: | P. pylaon |
| Binomial name | |
| Plebejus pylaon (Fischer von Waldheim, 1832)[1] | |
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Plebejus pylaon, the zephyr blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found from Spain, across southern Europe, Hungary, the Balkans, southern Russia and the Middle East to Iran.[2] The habitat consists of dry habitats, Sudan savanna and the Sahel.
The wingspan is 28–34 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from May to July.[4]
The larvae feed on Astragalus species, including Astragalus exscapus, Astragalus dasyanthus, Astragalus parnassi cyllenus, Astragalus angustifolius and Astragalus creticus rumelicus. They are attended by ants of the Bothriomyrmex, Tapinoma, Lasius, Camponotus, Tetramorium and Formica genera.[5]
Subspecies
- Plebejus pylaon pylaon
- Plebejus pylaon cleopatra Hemming, 1934
- Plebejus pylaon delattini Junge, 1971
- Plebejus pylaon katunensis Balint & Lukhtanov, 1990
- Plebejus pylaon nichollae Elwes, 1901
- Plebejus pylaon philbyi Graves 1925
- Plebejus pylaon solimana (Forster, 1938)
- Plebejus pylaon tadjikus Tschikolovetz
- Plebejus pylaon hespericus Rambur 1839
- Plebejus pylaon trappi Verity, 1927
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