Pseudophilotes abencerragus

Pseudophilotes abencerragus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Pseudophilotes
Species: P. abencerragus
Binomial name
Pseudophilotes abencerragus
(Pierret, 1837)[1]

Pseudophilotes abencerragus, the False Baton Blue, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found on the Iberian Peninsula and in North Africa, Egypt, Israel, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.[2]

The wingspan is 18–22 mm. Adults are on wing from April to May.[3]

The larvae feed on Cleonia lusitanica, Thymus vulgaris, Medicago cf. turbinata, Medicago hispidus, Thymus cf. hirtus, Salvia taraxacifolia and Thymus fontanesii.

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