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Plebejus loewii (Zeller, 1847)

Самец Plebejus loewii

Taxonomy

class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Papilionoidea → family Lycaenidae → subfamily Polyommatinae → tribe Polyommatini → genus Plebejus → subgenus Plebejidea → species Plebejus loewii

Species name(s)

Plebejus (Plebejidea) loewii (Zeller, 1847) = Plebeius loewii. [3, 10]

urn:lsid:insecta.pro:taxonomy:8465

Expansion

Zoogeographical regions

Palaearctic.

Russia regions

#13. Zapadno-Kavkazsky.

Primary colors

Brown/Gray/Black.

Detailed information with references

Distribution

  • Greece, Turkey - The European part. [1].
  • Dodecanese islands. [10].
  • Regions of the Russian Federation: the Western Caucasus. [3].

Larva food plants / other food objects

  • Astragalus. [28].

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photo: Boris Stradomsky.

Text data: Peter Khramov.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.

References

Comments

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23.06.2009 21:45, Boris Stradomsky

In the North Caucasus P. loewii dzhemagati (Sheljuzhko, 1934).
Description. Length of front wing 14-16 mm. A male blue wings on top, with the edge dimming 2-3 mm wide and dark veins; a female - brown with orange-hole course at the anal angle of the rear wings. From below the wing of the male gray-brown, the female - light brown. Drawing a contrast underside of the wings.Marginal black spot in the bottom of the rear wing angle of the anal area with bright blue scales.
The length of the valve is 1.8-2.0 mm.
Biology. Xerophytic habitats. In the mountains up to 1600 m. Years of adults: July 1 generation. Forage plants caterpillars: Astragalus spp.
Related and similar species. P.cyane: underside of the wings lighter blade uncus side view of the higher branches gnathos directed caudally.

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