Pseudophilotes abencerragus
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Pseudophilotes |
| Species: | P. abencerragus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudophilotes abencerragus (Pierret, 1837)[1] | |
Pseudophilotes abencerragus, the False Baton Blue, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. 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.
Synonyms
- Argus abencerragus Pierret, 1837
- Lycaena baton abencerragus f. famelica Seitz, 1907
- Turania baton nabataeus Graves, 1925
Subspecies
- Pseudophilotes abencerragus abencerragus
- Pseudophilotes abencerragus felix Manil, 2006 (Morocco)
- Pseudophilotes abencerragus nabataeus (Graves, 1925) (Saudi Arabia, northern Sinai, the Negev, Jordan)
References
- Obregón, R.; Arenas-Castro, S.; Gil-T., F.; Jordano, D. & Fdez.-Haeger, J. (2014): Biología, ecología y modelo de distribución de las especies del género Pseudophilotes Beuret, 1958 en Andalucía (Sur de España) (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). Shilap rev. lepid. 41 (164): 42 (168): 501-515. Full article (in Spanish): .
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