Polyommatus actinides

Polyommatus actinides is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1886. It is found in central Asia.

Polyommatus actinides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Polyommatus
Species:
P. actinides
Binomial name
Polyommatus actinides
Synonyms
  • Lycaena actinides Staudinger, 1886
  • Agrodiaetus actinides
  • Agrodiaetus praeactinides Forster, 1960
  • Polyommatus praeactinides

The larvae feed on Onobrychis species.

Subspecies
  • Polyommatus actinides actinides (Zaalaisky Mountains)
  • Polyommatus actinides praeactinides (Forster, 1960) (western Tian-Shan)
  • Polyommatus actinides weidenhofferi Eckweiler, 1997 (Kirhgizsky Mountains)
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References
  1. Polyommatus at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera


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