Osiris blue
| Osiris blue | |
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| Female Osiris blue | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Cupido |
| Species: | C. osiris |
| Binomial name | |
| Cupido osiris Meigen, 1829 | |
The Osiris blue (Cupido osiris) is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Europe, Asia Minor, southern Siberia, the Alay Mountains, Tian-Shan, Dzhungarsky Alatau, the Altai Region, the Sayan mountains, Lake Baikal and Mongolia.
The larvae feed on Onobrychis and Leguminosae species.
External links
- Leps It Images
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