| Superfamily | Papilionoidea |
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| Family | LYCAENIDAE |
| Subfamily | Polyommatinae |
| Tribe | Polyommatini |
| Subtribe | Polyommatus section |
| Genus | Plebejus |
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| Scientific name of species | zephyrinus |
| Taxonomist | Christoph, 1884 |
| Vernacular name (TR) | Türkmenistan Esmergözü |
| Vernacular name (EN) | Turkmenistan Zephyr Blue |
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P. z. zephyrinus (=Lycaena turcmenica Forster, 1936), P. z. ordubadi (Forster, 1938), P. z. usbekus Forster, 1939, P. z. forsteri (Bálint, 1900), P. z. tarbagataiensis (Bálint, 1992), P. s. abchasicus = Plebejus (Plebejides) pylaon abchasicus (Nekrutenko, 1975)
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| Synonyms |
Lycaena zephyrinus Christoph, 1884, Plebejides zephyrinus, Plebejides sephyrus
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| Distribution areas (Global) | Ön Asya, Batý Asya, Orta Asya, |
| Distribution areas (Turkey) | Doðu Anadolu, |
| Larval food plants | Astragalus spp. |
| Habitat | Açýk yamaçlar, Vadi yamaçlarý, |
| Altitudes | 400-1900 m |
| Wingspan | mm |
| Fly period of imagos | Haziran, Temmuz, |
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| Description: | Pylaon türleri grubundandýr. Kemal ve Koçak (2011)'e göre Türkiye'de illerinde P. z. ordubadi alttürü uçmaktadýr.
Genelde güneye bakan kurak dað yamaçlarýnda 400 - 1900 m arasýndaki bozkýr bitkileri, çalýlar ve orman içinde çalýlýklarda geven (Astragalus sp) bitkilerinin bulunduðu alanlarda yaþamaktadýrlar. Yýlda bir nesil ürerler. Diþiler konukçu bitkinin (Astragalus declinatus'e yumurtladýðý görülmüþtür) yaprak üstlerine tek tek yumurtlarlar.
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| Images for Identification |
Distribution Map - Literature
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Distribution Map - AdaMerOs Records |
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Egg
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Larva
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Pupa
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Adult ? Wing upperside
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Adult ? Wing underside
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Adult ? Identification Card
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