Laeosopis
| Laeosopis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Laeosopis Rambur, 1858 |
| Species: | L. roboris |
| Binomial name | |
| Laeosopis roboris Esper, 1789 | |
Laeosopis is a monotypic butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. Its only species is Laeosopis roboris, the Spanish purple hairstreak, which is found on the Iberian Peninsula and south-eastern France.[1]
The wingspan is 12–15 mm. The butterfly flies from April to October depending on the location.
The larvae feed primarily on Fraxinus excelsior, but also other Fraxinus species and possibly Ligustrum vulgare.
Subspecies
- L. r. escorialensis Oberthür 1910
- L. r. lusitanica Staudinger, [1892] Portugal
- L. r. demissa Verity, 1943 Italy
- L. r. higginsi Agenjo, 1963 Spain (Granada)
- L. r. magis Agenjo, 1963 north-western Spain
- L. r. mudarra Agenjo, 1963 north-eastern Spain
- L. r. portaensis Betti, 1977 eastern Pyrenees
- L. r. thiersi Betti, 1977 southern France
References
- ↑ "Laeosopis Rambur, 1858" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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