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Polyommatus thersites

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Polyommatus

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Polyommatus thersites, the Chapman's blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Europe, Morocco, Lebanon, Asia Minor, Iran and Tian Shan in China.

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The larva feeds on Onobrychis species (O. arenaria, O. peduncularis, O. sativa and O. viciifolia)

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Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized:

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  • P. t. thersites (Europe, south-western Siberia, Caucasus, Armenia, Talysh Mountains, Kopet Dag)
  • P. t. orientis (Sheljuzhko, 1928) (Alay Mountains, northern Tian Shan, Dzhungarsky Alatau, Altai, Sayan)

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    References

    Polyommatus thersites Wikipedia