Athamanthia phoenicura

Athamanthia phoenicura is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Julius Lederer in 1870 and is found in Armenia, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan.

Athamanthia phoenicura
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Athamanthia
Species:
A. phoenicura
Binomial name
Athamanthia phoenicura
(Lederer, [1870])
Synonyms
  • Tharsalea (Phoenicurusia) phoenicurus Sibatani, 1974
  • Lycaena phoenicurus Nekrutenko & Effendi, 1983
  • Lycaena melicertes Nekrutenko, 1985
  • Polyommatus scintillans Christoph, 1887
  • Lycaena (Phoenicurusia) phoenicurus athamantides Eckweiler & Hagen, 2001
  • Lycaena (Phoenicurusia) phoenicurus monalisa Eckweiler, 2004

The wingspan is 26–28 mm. The species inhabits semi-deserts between 300 and 1400 m above sea level. The host plant of the species is Atraphaxis spinosa. The butterfly flies from May to June.[1]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Atraphaxis spinosa.

Subspecies
  • Athamanthia phoenicura phoenicura (Kopet-Dagh)
  • Athamanthia phoenicura transcaucasica (Miller, 1923) (Armenia, Azerbaijan, north-eastern Turkey)
  • Athamanthia phoenicura athamantides (Eckweiler & Hagen, 2001)
  • Athamanthia phoenicura monalisa (Eckweiler, 2004)

References
  1. Butterfly Conservation Armenia. "Athamanthia phoenicura in Armenia". Butterfly Conservation Armenia. TSE - Towards Sustainable Ecosystems NGO.
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