Polyommatus iphigenia
Polyommatus iphigenia is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1847. It is found in the Balkans and Asia Minor.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Polyommatus |
| Species: | P. iphigenia |
| Binomial name | |
| Polyommatus iphigenia Herrich-Schäffer, [1847] [1] | |
Subspecies
- P. i. iphigenia Anatolia
- P. i. araratensis (de Lesse, 1957) Turkey
- P. i. nonacriensis (Brown, 1976) Greece
- P. i. manuelae Eckweiler & Schurian, 2013
Description from Seitz
Polyommatus iphigenia H.-Schaff. (81i) is again similar to damon, above more greenish blue, with broad black border, the costal and apical areas of the hindwing also being black.The underside is paler and has smaller ocelli. Asia Minor and Persia.[2]
Biology
The larvae feed on Onobrychis species
Etymology
Named in the classical tradition for Iphigenia.
References
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- Systematische Bearbeitung der Schmetterlinge von Europa, zugleich als Text, Revision und Supplement zu J. Hübner's Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge
- 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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