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Glaucopsyche alexis (Poda, 1761)
SEU, CEU, !SWEU, Caucasus, S.Siberia, Kazakhstan, Middle Asia, Mongolia. See [maps]
Western Green Underwing [?]
Modraszek aleksis
Klöverblåvinge
Green-underside Blue
Virnasinisiipi
Manchas verdes
Ärtblåvinge
- Papilio alexis Poda, 1761; Ins. Mus. Graecensis: 77; TL: Austria, Harz
- Papilio cyllarus Rottemburg, 1775; Der Naturforscher 6: 20
- Papilio damaetas Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775; Ank. syst. Schmett. Wienergegend: 183
- bronte (Bergträsser, 1779) (Papilio)
- dimus (Bergträsser, 1779) (Papilio)
- phobos (Bergträsser, 1779) (Papilio)
- dymus (Herbst, 1804) (Papilio); in Jablonsky, Naturs. Schmett. 11: pl. 309, f. 10-11
- Lycaena alexis ab. ♀ casanensis Krulikovsky, 1890; Bull. Soc. imp. Nat. Moscou (n.s.) 4 (2): 223
- Lycaena cyllarus ♂ ab. andereggi Rühl, 1891; Soc. ent. 6 (7): 51
- Lycaena cyllarus ♂ ab. subtus-impunctata [= subtusimpuctata] Oberthür, 1896; Étud. d'Ent. 20: 16, pl. 3, f. 21
- Lycaena cyllarus ♂ ab. subtus-partim-punctata [= subtuspartimpunctata] Oberthür, 1896; Étud. d'Ent. 20: pl. 3, f. 22
- Lycaena cyllarus ♂ ab. subtus-radiata [= subtusradiata] Oberthür, 1896; Étud. d'Ent. 20: 16, pl. 3, f. 23
- punctata Muschamp, 1909²; Bull. Soc. Lépid. Genevé 1: 264
- Lycaena alexis ab. ♀ caerulea Courvoisier, 1913; Ent. Mitt. 2 (10): 293
- Lycaena cyllarus ♀ f. mitterbergeri Stauder, 1915; Z. Wiss. InsektBiol. 11 (1/2): 4
- Glaucopsyche cyllarus pauper Verity, 1919; Ent. Rec. J. Var. 31: 29
- Glaucopsyche cyllarus f. completa Verity, 1919; Ent. Rec. J. Var. 31: 29
- Glaucopsyche alexis aeruginosa ab. subalexis Obraztsov, 1936; Z. Öst. EntVer. 21: 48
- caerulescens Beuret, 1964; Die Lycaeniden der Schweiz (2): 199
- mirabilis Beuret, 1964; Die Lycaeniden der Schweiz (2): 199
- tenuimarginata Beuret, 1964; Die Lycaeniden der Schweiz (2): 199
- violacea Beuret, 1964; Die Lycaeniden der Schweiz (2): 199
- basipuncta Agenjo, 1967; Eos 42 (3-4): 297
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- Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) alexis; [FE]
- Glaucopsyche alexis andereggi; [CoL]
- Glaucopsyche alexis; [SPRK]; [H&R]; [BARU], #368; [EBW]; [BOW]: pl. 9, f. 21; Munguira, García-Barros & Martín, 1997, Boletín de la Asociación española de Entomología, 21; [BRU2]: 151, pl. 65, f. 1-6; [Otakar Kudrna]; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 80; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [Heiner Ziegler] ; [MBE] ; [SVF] ; [Mario Maier]
- Glaucopsyche cyllarus; [iNaturalist]
- Glaucopsyche damaetas; [CoL]
- Glaucopsyche pauper; [CoL]
- Lycaena cyllarus; Grum-Grshimailo, 1890, in Romanoff, Mém. Lép. 4: 415; [CoL]
- Papilio damaetas; Hübner, [1799-1800], Samml. eur. Schmett. [1]: 45, pl. 56, f. 266-268
450x327 (~34Kb) underside Turunc, SW Turkey 11/04/95, Photo © Simon Coombes
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533x400 (~44Kb) underside A road in an oak forest on the coastal mountains being a lowered western extreme of the Great Caucasus, in the vicinity of the railway station Grushovaya Balka, Novorossiisk District, Krasnodarskii Krai Province, Russia. 29th June 1990, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
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Larva on
Leguminosae ,
Lathyrus pratensis,
Vicia sepium,
V. cracca,
Hedysarum alpinum [SPRK],
Medicago ,
Astragalus ,
Onobrychis ,
Chamaecytisus ,
Genista [BARU],
Adenocarpus complicatus,
Genista florida,
Hedysarum humile,
Medicago sativa,
Onobrychis saxatilis,
O. viciifolia,
Dorycnium pentaphyllum Munguira, García-Barros & Martín, 1997, Boletín de la Asociación española de Entomología, 21,
Hedysarum songoricum,
(Zailiisky Alatau) [BRU2]: 151
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G. a. alexis SEU, CEU, S.Siberia, Tian-Shan, Ghissar-Darvaz
- Glaucopsyche alexis alexis; [BRU2]: 151
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G. a. tristis (Gerhard, 1853)
- Glaucopsyche alexis tristis; [CoL]
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G. a. blachieri (Millière, 1887) Carpathians
- Glaucopsyche alexis blachieri; [BRU2], 151
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G. a. lugens (Caradja, 1893) Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Kopet-Dagh
- Lycaena cyllarus ab. (et var.?) lugens Caradja, 1893; Dt. ent. Z: 177
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G. a. punctata (Gouin, 1904)
- alexis punctata (Gouin, 1904) (Lycaena); Pr.-verb. Soc. Linn. Bordeaux 59: lxxi
- Glaucopsyche alexis punctata; [CoL]
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G. a. illustris (Stauder, 1915)
- Glaucopsyche alexis illustris; [CoL]
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G. a. pauperella de Sagarra, 1926 Spain
- Glaucopsyche alexis pauperella; [CoL]
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G. a. maritimalpium Verity, 1928 Algeria
- Glaucopsyche alexis maritimalpium; [CoL]
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G. a. melanoposmater Verity, 1928 Tunisia, Algeria
- Glaucopsyche alexis melanoposmater; [BMAT]: 35, pl. 11, f. 44-46; [CoL]
Larva on
Coronilla varia,
Medicago sativa,
M. lupulina,
Melilotus officinalis,
Trifolium repens,
T. pratense,
Vicia cracca,
Lotus sp.,
Pisum sp.,
Phaseolus sp.,
Gentiana sp.,
Astragalus sp.,
Onobrychis spp.,
Cytisus [BMAT]
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G. a. subpauper Verity, 1928 France
- Glaucopsyche alexis subpauper; [CoL]
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G. a. melconi de Sagarra, 1930 Spain
- Glaucopsyche alexis melconi; [CoL]
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G. a. parvandereggi Verity, 1938
- Glaucopsyche alexis parvandereggi; [CoL]
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G. a. latina (Hartig, 1940) Italy
- alexis latina (Hartig, 1940) (Lycaena); Mem. Soc. ent. ital. 18: 187
- Glaucopsyche alexis latina; [CoL]
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G. a. morena Agenjo, 1967
- Glaucopsyche alexis morena; [CoL]
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G. a. naevusnanus Agenjo, 1967
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G. a. antolinezi Agenjo, 1967
- Glaucopsyche alexis antolinezi; [CoL]
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G. a. helena Agenjo, 1967
- Glaucopsyche alexis helena; [CoL]
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G. a. lopedevega Agenjo, 1967
- Glaucopsyche alexis lopedevega; [CoL]
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G. a. superornata Agenjo, 1967
- Glaucopsyche alexis superornata; [CoL]
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G. a. viriato Agenjo, 1967
- Glaucopsyche alexis viriato; [CoL]
-
G. a. velada Gómez Bustillo, 1973 Spain
- Glaucopsyche alexis velada; [CoL]
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G. a. mironi Coutsis, 1976 Greece
- Glaucopsyche alexis mironi; [CoL]
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Glaucopsyche hazeri Karbalaye & Harandi, 2007
N.Iran. See [maps]
- Glaucopsyche hazeri Karbalaye & Harandi, 2007; Atalanta 38 (1/2): 177; TL: Ghare Ayyoub Mt Dehaj (280km NW Kerman City) 30.8N -54.84W, Kerman Prov., 2300-2500m
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Glaucopsyche aeruginosa (Staudinger, 1881)
Dzhungaria, N.Tian-Shan. See [maps]
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G. a. tshatkala (Korb, 1997) W.Tian-Shan
- Albulina tshatkala Korb, 1997; Lambillionea 97 (3): 436; TL: Uzbekistan, Chatkal Mts, Kumbel range, Beldersaj valley
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Glaucopsyche melanops (Boisduval, 1829)
SWEU, Morocco, Algeria. See [maps]
Escamas azules
Black-eyed Blue
- Polyommatus melanops Boisduval, 1829; Eur. Lepid. Index Meth.: 13; TL: France
- Papilio saportae Geyer, 1832; Samml. eur. Schmett. [1]: pl. 188, f. 922-925
- Lycaena melanops ♂ ab. subtus-partim-impunctata [= subtuspartimimpunctata] Oberthür, 1896; Étud. d'Ent. 20: pl. 3, f. 35
- Lycaena melanops ♂ ab. subtus-radiata [= subtusradiata] Oberthür, 1896; Étud. d'Ent. 20: pl. 3, f. 36
- Lycaena melanops ab. unipuncta Rebel, [1909]; in Berge, Schmetterlingsbuch (edn 9): 74
- Lycaena melanops ab. elongata Seitz, 1909; Gross-Schmett. Erde 1: 320
- f. paucipuncta Courvoisier, 1912; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 26 (1): 63
- f. caeca Courvoisier, 1912; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 26 (1): 63
- Lycaena melanops medio-punctata [= mediopunctata] Oberthür, 1915; Étud. Lépid. Comp. 10: 391, 428, pl. 290, f. 2363
- Lycaena melanops ♀ ab. caerulea Wagner, 1919; Int. Ent. Zs. 13: 157
- Glaucopsyche melanops ab. boursini Mezger, 1927; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 32 (13-14): 213
- Glaucopsyche melanops ab. ocellata Mezger, 1927; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 32 (13-14): 214
- minor (Heinrich, 1938) (Lycaena); Dt. ent. Zs. 1938 (1): 11
- Lycaena melanops ab. semicaeca Heinrich, 1938; Dt. ent. Zs. 1938 (1): 11
- Lycaena cyllarus ab. azurea Silbernagel, 1946; Acta Soc. ent. bohem. 37: 117
450x392 (~33Kb) upperside Manilva, Andalucia, Spain 03/04/96, Photo © Simon Coombes
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450x371 (~27Kb) underside Manilva, Andalucia, Spain 03/04/96, Photo © Simon Coombes
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Larva on
Dorycnium ,
Genista ,
Lotus ,
(in the flowers) [H&R] Dorycnium pentaphyllum,
Lygos sphaerocarpa Munguira, García-Barros & Martín, 1997, Boletín de la Asociación española de Entomología, 21: 36
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G. m. marchandii (Boisduval, 1834)
- Glaucopsyche melanops marchandii; [CoL]
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G. m. algirica (Heyne, 1895) Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, S.Spain
- Glaucopsyche melanops algerica; [CoL]
- Glaucopsyche melanops algirica; [BMAT]: 36, pl. 11, f. 31-37
600x435 (~47Kb) underside Morocco, Djebel Siroua, Anti-Atlas, Photo © Michel Tarrier
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Larva on
Ononis atlantica,
Adenocarpus anagyrifolius,
Hedysarum ,
Dorycnium decumbens,
D. suffruticosum,
Genista sp.,
Lotus hispidus [BMAT]
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G. m. wheeleri (Chapman, 1905)
- Lycaena melanops var. wheeleri Chapman, 1905; Proc. ent. Soc. Lond. 1905: iii
- Glaucopsyche melanops wheeleri; [CoL]
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G. m. alluaudi (Oberthür, 1922) Morocco
- Lycaena melanops var. alluaudi Oberthür, 1922; Étud. Lépid. Comp. 19 (1): 113, (2): pl. 545, f. 4585-4586; TL: Glaoui, Reraya, Asni, Arround (Morocco)
- Glaucopsyche alluaudi; [CoL]
- Glaucopsyche melanops alluaudi; [BMAT]: 36, pl. 11, f. 38-43
- Glaucopsyche melanopsalluaudi; [CoL]
600x435 (~36Kb) underside Morocco, Djebel Azourki, Haut Atlas, Photo © Jean Delacre
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600x435 (~26Kb) underside Morocco, Djebel Azourki, Haut Atlas, Photo © Jean Delacre
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Larva on
Adenocarpus anagyrifolius [BMAT]
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G. m. diversa (de Sagarra, 1926) Spain
- Glaucopsyche melanops diversa; [CoL]
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G. m. fasciata (Turati, 1928) Cyrenaica
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G. m. williamsi (Hemming, 1931) Portugal, Spain
- Glaucopsyche melanops williamsi; [CoL]
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G. m. bamba Agenjo, 1967
- Glaucopsyche melanops bamba Agenjo, 1967; Eos 43 (1-2): 18; TL: Monte Santiuste, 894m, Pampliega, Burgos
- Glaucopsyche melanops bamba; [CoL]
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G. m. cantabra Agenjo, 1967
- Glaucopsyche melanops cantabra Agenjo, 1967; Eos 43 (1-2): 18; TL: Espinama, 819m, Picos de Europa, Santander
- Glaucopsyche melanops cantabra; [CoL]
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G. m. arcasi Agenjo, 1967
- Glaucopsyche melanops arcasi Agenjo, 1967; Eos 43 (1-2): 19; TL: Aranjuez, 480m
- Glaucopsyche melanops arcasi; [CoL]
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G. m. justoi Agenjo, 1967
- Glaucopsyche melanops justoi Agenjo, 1967; Eos 43 (1-2): 19; TL: Elche, 81m, Alicante
- Glaucopsyche melanops f. minuscula Agenjo, 1967; Eos 43 (1-2): 20
- Glaucopsyche melanops justoi; [CoL]
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G. m. loechenis Gómez Bustillo, 1973 Spain
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Glaucopsyche paphos Chapman, 1920 Cyprus
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Glaucopsyche charybdis (Staudinger, 1886)
Amu-Darja River vally, S.Ghissar, Fergana. See [maps]
- Lycaena charybdis Staudinger, 1886; Stett. Ent. Ztg. 47 (7-9): 226; TL: umgenged Margelan und Namangan [Ferghana Valley, Uzbekistan]
- Lycaena charybdis ab. exuta Schultz, 1906; Ent. Zs. 19 (36): 214; TL: Namangan, Marghelan, Akh-Kourgan, Kokaity
- Glaucopsyche charybdis; [BRU2]: 152, pl. 64, f. 61-63; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 81; Tshikolovets, 2017, Zootaxa 4358 (1): 113
- Lycaena charybdis; Grum-Grshimailo, 1890, in Romanoff, Mém. Lép. 4: 418, pl. 9, f. 7a-b; [CoL]
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Glaucopsyche piasus (Boisduval, 1852)
W.USA. See [maps]
Arrowhead Blue
- Cyaniris ladon piasus; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 45; Fruhstorfer, 1910, Stettin ent. Ztg. 71 (2): 304
- Glaucopsyche piasus; [NACL], #4371; [NAB], 502; [BNA]; [Opler]; [NL4A], #1088; Pelham, 2008, J. Res. Lepid. 40: 252; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA] ; [BAMONA]
- Lycaena piasus; Godman & Salvin, [1887], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 105
Larva on
Lupinus argenteus,
Lupinus hirsutissimus,
L. albifrons,
L. caudatus,
L. excubitus ssp. halli,
Astragalus [BNA]
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G. p. sagittigera (C. & R. Felder, [1865]) California
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G. p. daunia (Edwards, 1871)
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G. p. toxeuma Brown, 1971 British Columbia
- Glaucopsyche piasus toxeuma Brown, 1971; J. Lep. Soc. 25: 245; TL: Garnett Valley, Summerlanc, B.C
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G. p. nevada Brown, 1975 Nevada, ...
- Glaucopsyche (Phaedrotes) piasus nevada Brown, 1975; Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 77 (4): 501; TL: Bob Scott Campgroun, Toiyabe National Forest, Lander Co., Nevada, 7300-7500ft
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G. p. umbrosa Emmel, Emmel & Mattoon, 1998 California
- Glaucopsyche piasus umbrosa Emmel, Emmel & Mattoon, 1998; Syst. W. N.Am. Butts. (14): 172; TL: California, San Diego Co., Laguna Mtns, slope ca. 0.2 E of Big Laguna Lake, 5450'
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G. p. excubita Emmel, Emmel & Mattoon, 1998 California
- Glaucopsyche piasus excubita Emmel, Emmel & Mattoon, 1998; Syst. W. N.Am. Butts. (14): 173; TL: California, Inyo Co., Bishop Creek
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G. p. gabrielina Emmel, Emmel & Mattoon, 1998 California
- Glaucopsyche piasus gabrielina Emmel, Emmel & Mattoon, 1998; Syst. W. N.Am. Butts. (14): 174; TL: California, Los Angeles Co., ridge running E from Mt Islip, WNW of Windy Gap, 7600-8000'
- Phaedrotes piasus var. catalina ab. ♂ gorgonioi Gunder, 1925; Ent. News 36: 4, pl. 1, f. P; TL: San Gorgonio Mtn, San Bernardino Co., California
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Glaucopsyche lygdamus (Doubleday, 1841)
N.America. See [maps]
Silvery Blue
- Glaucopsyche lygdamus; [NACL], #4372; [BARU], #367; [EBW]; [BOW]: pl. 19, f. 20; [NAB], 503; [BNA]: 399, pl. 35, f. 395; [Opler]; [NL4A], #1087; Pelham, 2008, J. Res. Lepid. 40: 254; [RFEL]; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [BOA] ; [BOA] ; [BAMONA]
- Nomiades lygdamas[sic, lygdamus]; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 43
identification uncertain 600x556 (~35Kb) underside USA: Table Mtn, (~ 47°18N 120°34W), Kittitas Co., WA, 19.7.1999, Photo © Markku Savela
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identification uncertain 600x504 (~47Kb) underside USA: Near Crystal Mtn, (46°57'51N 121°28'53W), Pierce Co., WA, 27.7.1999, Photo © Markku Savela
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1035x909 (~119Kb) ♂ USA: Washington, King Co., Captain Point, 7.8.2011 (47.761N 121.194W), Photo © Markku Savela
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958x863 (~109Kb) ♂ underside USA: Washington, King Co., Captain Point, 7.8.2011 (47.761N 121.194W), Photo © Markku Savela
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Larva on
Astragalus miser,
A. adsurgens,
Astragalus trichopodus ssp. leucopsis,
Hedysarum boreale,
Lathyrus venosus,
L. japonicus,
L. ochroleucus,
Lathyrus jepsonii var. californicus,
Lotus scoparius,
L. purshianus,
Lupinus ammophilus,
L. argenteus,
L. polycarpus,
L. arboreus,
Lathyrus succulentus,
L. bakeri,
L. caudatus,
L. floribundus,
L. parviflorus,
L. sericeus,
L. variicolor,
L. arcticus var. subalpinus,
L. polyphyllus var. superbus,
Medicago sativa,
Melilotus alba,
Oxytropis lambertii,
Thermopsis montana,
Thermopsis divaricarpa,
Vicia villosa,
V. caroliniana,
V. sativa,
V. cracca,
V. gigantea,
V. americana [BNA]
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Glaucopsyche laetifica (Püngeler, 1898)
SE.Kazakhstan, S.Kazakhstan. See [maps]
- Lycaena cyllarus var. laetifica Püngeler, 1898; Soc. Ent. 13 (8): 57; TL: Ili-Gebiet [Ili River Valley, SE. Kazakhstan]
- Lycaena laetifica Püngeler, 1899; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 12 (1): 95; TL: Ili-Gebiet
Larva on
Glycyrrhiza uralensis [BRU2]: 152
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G. l. safidensis Blom, 1979 Iran
- laetifica safidensis Blom, 1979; Ent. Ber. Amst. 39 (12): 186; TL: Iran
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Glaucopsyche seminigra Howarth & Povolný, 1976
Kopet-Dagh, Talysh Mts.?, Iran, Afghanistan. See [maps]
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G. s. seminigra Afghanistan
- Glaucopsyche seminigra seminigra; [BRU2], 152
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G. s. sofidensis Blom, 1979 Kopet-Dagh
- Glaucopsyche seminigra sofidensis; [BRU2], 152
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Glaucopsyche lycormas (Butler, 1866)
S.Siberia (east of Ob), Far East, Sakhalin, Mongolia, NE.China, Korea, Japan. See [maps]
Larva on
Fabaceae [BARU]
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Glaucopsyche argali (Elwes, 1899)
-. See [maps]
Larva on
Oxytropis spp. [BRU2]: 153
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G. a. arkhar Lukhtanov, 1990 Saur, Manrak, Kurchum Mts.
- Glaucopsyche argali arkhar Lukhtanov, 1990; Vestn. zool. 6: 21; TL: E.Kazakhstan, Saur mtn range, ca. Zaisan, 1000m
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G. a. chingiz Churkin, 2005 Mongolia
- Glaucopsyche argali chingiz Churkin, 2005; ; TL: Mongolia, Khovd aimak, Khazhingiin Nuruu mts, 35km SE of Tzetzeg somon, 2700m
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Glaucopsyche astraea Freyer, [1851]
Asia Minor, Kurdistan. See [maps]
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G. a. eckweileri Koçak, 1979 SW.Turkey
- Glaucopsyche astraea eckweileri Koçak, 1979; Atalanta 10 (4): 310; TL: SW.Turkey, Antalya Prov., Kohu mtns, Dokuzgöl, 1600-1800m
- Glaucopsyche astraea eckweileri; [CoL]
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