| 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 | sephirus |
| Taxonomist | Frivaldszky, 1835 |
| Vernacular name (TR) | Balkan Esmergözü |
| Vernacular name (EN) | Zephyr Blue |
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P. s. sephirus Frivaldszky, 1835, P. s. kubanensis Shchurov, 1999 = Plebejides sephirus kubanensis : Kuzeybatý Kafkaslar
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| Synonyms |
Plebejus pylaon sephirus, Plebejus modica Verity, 1935, Lycaena sephirus Frivaldszky, 1835, Lycaena zephyrus akbesiana Oberthür, 1904, Lycaena sephyrus uhryki Rebel, 1911, Plebeius sephirus kovacsi Szabó, 1954, Plebeius sephirus proximus Szabó, 1954, Plebeius foticus Szabó, 1956;, Plebejus brethertoni Brown, 1976, Plebejides magnificus Bálint, 1987
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| Distribution areas (Global) | Orta Avrupa, Doðu Avrupa, Ön Asya, |
| Distribution areas (Turkey) | Trakya, |
| Larval food plants | Astragalus ssp. |
| Habitat | Taþlýk, kayalýk alanlar, Çayýrlar, |
| Altitudes | -2000 m |
| Wingspan | mm |
| Fly period of imagos | Mayýs, Haziran, |
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| Description: | Birçoklarýnca Avrasya step türlerinden olan Plebeius pylaon'unun alttürü olarak görlmektedir (Fischer von Waldheim, 1832). Macaristan, Balkanlar, Kýrým, Türkiye ve Kafkaslarda yayýlýþ göstermektedir. Mayýs-Haziran'da 1 kuþak üremektedirler. Kalkerli taþlýk ve kayalýk alanlardaki otlu alanlarda yaþamaktadýrlar. FUNET'e göre zephyrus ve sephyrus þeklinde adlandýrmalar yanlýþtýr.
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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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