Turanana endymion
| Turanana endymion | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Turanana |
| Species: | T. endymion |
| Binomial name | |
| Turanana endymion (Freyer, 1850) | |
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Turanana endymion, the Odd-spot Blue or Anatolian Odd-spot Blue, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It was described by Freyer in 1850. It is found in Turkey, Lebanon and Iran.[1] Records form 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.
Subspecies
- Turanana endymion endymion (eastern Asiatic Turkey, Lebanon)
- Turanana endymion ahasveros (Bytinski-Salz & Brandt, 1937) (Iran: Elburz Mountains)
References
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