Pseudophilotes baton

Pseudophilotes baton
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Pseudophilotes
Species:	P. baton
Binomial name
Pseudophilotes baton (Bergsträsser, 1779)
Synonyms
Papilio baton Bergstrasser, [1779] Philotes baton Scolitantides baton Pseudophilotes jacuticus Korshunov & Viidalepp, 1980

The Baton Blue (Pseudophilotes baton) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Central and Southern Europe and then East across the Palearctic to the Russian Far East.

The wingspan is 10–11 mm. The butterfly flies from April to September.

The larvae feed on Thyme, Clinopodium acinos, Lavender and Mentha.

Subspecies

• Pseudophilotes baton baton (southern and central Europe to south-western Siberia, Altai Mountains)
• Pseudophilotes baton jacuticus Korshunov & Viidalepp, 1980 (Yakutia)

External links

• Butterflies of Europe
• European Butterflies and Moths

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