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ZIPZIPLAR (HESPERIIDAE) HESPERIIDAE MAVÝLER, ÝNCEÇÝZGÝLÝLER VE BAKIRLAR / ZARÝF KANATLILAR (LYCAENIDAE) LYCAENIDAE FIRÇA AYAKLILAR, ALACA KELEBEKLER (NYMPHALIDAE) NYMPHALIDAE KIRLANGIÇKUYRUKLAR VE APOLLOLAR (PAPILIONIDAE) PAPILIONIDAE BEYAZLAR, SARILAR VE SÜLFÜRLER (PIERIDAE) PIERIDAE MADENÝ LEKELÝLER (RIODINIDAE) RIODINIDAE
         Cupido minimus / Minik Kupid / Small Blue | Little Blue
Superfamily Papilionoidea
Family LYCAENIDAE
Subfamily Polyommatinae
Tribe Polyommatini
Subtribe Nacaduba allied
Genus Cupido
Subgenus
Scientific name of species minimus
Taxonomist Fuessly, 1775
Vernacular name (TR) Minik Kupid
Vernacular name (EN) Small Blue | Little Blue
Subspecies : C. m. minimus Fuessly, 1775, C. m. trinacriae Verity, 1919: Sicilya, C. m. qilianus Murayama, C. m. sanconensis Mérit & Mérit, 2008: Sicilya, C. m. carswelli Stempffer, 1927, C. m. albocilia Oorshot et al. 1984 : Adana, Niðde, Kayseri, Karaman, C. m. montana (Favre, 1903), C. m. tusovi Lukhtanov, 1994
Synonyms Papilio minimus Fuessly, 1775, Papilio puer Schrank, 1801, Papilio alsus Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775, Papilio minimus Esper, 1777, ?Papilio minutus Esper, 1798, ?Lycaena alsoides Gerhard, 1853, ?Lycaena happensis Matsumura, 192, Cupido magna (Heyne, [1895]), Cupido magna Sugitani, 1938, Zizera minima ; Butler, 1900
Distribution areas (Global) Batý Avrupa, Kuzey Avrupa, Orta Avrupa, Doðu Avrupa, Güney Avrupa, Ön Asya, Batý Asya, Orta Asya,
Distribution areas (Turkey) Marmara, Ege, Doðu Akdeniz, Ýç Anadolu, Orta Karadeniz, Doðu Karadeniz, Doðu Anadolu,
Larval food plants Leguminosae ssp., Oxytropis campestris, Astragalus alpinus, Lotus corniculatus, Anthyllis vulneraria, Melilotus ssp., Coronilla ssp., Medicago ssp., Astragalus glycyphyllos, Astragalus cicer
Habitat Yol kenarlarý, Çayýrlar,
Altitudes 50-2800 m
Wingspan 16-24 mm
Fly period of imagos Nisan, Mayýs, Haziran, Temmuz,
Description: Güneydoðu ve Orta Avrupa, Türkiye, Transkafkasya, Tian-Shan, Batý,Orta ve Güney Sibirya, Amur, Moðolistan, Magadan, Kamchatka'da daðýlýþ gösterirler. Tip lokalitesi Ýsviçre'dir. Erkek ve diþiler renk itibariyle birbirine benzemekle birlikte, erkeklerin kanat altý bazal bölgesinde mavilik daha belirgindir. Ayrýca kahrerengiye kaçan koyu grimsi kanatüstüne sahip diþilere göre erkeklerin daha açýk grimsi-mavimsi kanat üstüne sahip olduklarý söylenebilir. Yükselti ve coðrafyaya göre Nisan-Temmuz aylarýnda uçarlar.
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