Kingdom Animalia Family Lycaenidae Genus Turanana Order Butterflies and moths | Class Insecta Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | |
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Similar Turanana, Butterflies and moths, Erynnis marloyi, Pyrgus melotis, Lycaena thetis | ||
Turanana endymion, the odd-spot blue or Anatolian odd-spot blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Christian Friedrich Freyer in 1850. It is found in Turkey, Lebanon and Iran. Records from Europe refer to Turanana taygetica.
The length of the forewings is 10–12 mm. The ground colour of the upperside of the wings is blue with blackish marginal borders. The underside ground colour is light grey brown.
The larvae feed on Acantholimon species.
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