Kretania hesperica
Kretania hesperica, the Spanish zephyr blue, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to Spain. Its natural habitats are temperate shrubland and temperate grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.Seitz describes it (as a race of L. sephyrus Friv.) thus - hesperica Rbr. (78 h) is above sky-blue instead of violet-blue; from Spain.[1]
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| Kretania hesperica in Seitz (78h) | |
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| Species: | K. hesperica |
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| Kretania hesperica (Rambur, 1839) | |
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References
- Seitz, A. Seitz, A. ed. Band 1: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Tagfalter, 1909, 379 Seiten, mit 89 kolorierten Tafeln (3470 Figuren)
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- Van Swaay, C.A.M. & Warren, M.S. 2000. Plebejus hesperica. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 July 2007.
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