Polyommatus alcestis

Updated on Dec 25, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Tribe Polyommatini
Similar Polyommatus corydonius, Polyommatus bellis, Polyommatus coelestina

Polyommatus alcestis is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It was described by Hans Zerny in 1932. It is found in Turkey, Iran and the Levant.

Subspecies

Polyommatus alcestis alcestis (Asia Minor, Levant)

Polyommatus alcestis karacetinae (Lukhtanov & Dantchenko, 2002) (south-eastern Turkey: Hakkari, western Iran)

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