Pseudophilotes bavius
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Pseudophilotes |
| Species: | P. bavius |
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| Pseudophilotes bavius (Eversmann, 1832) | |
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Pseudophilotes bavius, the Bavius blue, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Morocco, Algeria, Romania, Greece, Asia Minor, southern Russia and northern Kazakhstan.[1] The species occurs in small isolated populations on flower-rich, dry grassland, on dry, stony slopes and on open patches in shrub and in vineyards on calcareous soil.
The wingspan is 24–30 mm. Adults are on wing from April to May and again from June to July in two generations per year. There is usually one prolonged generation a year with adults on wing from late April to mid-July. In Peloponnesus, a partial second generation may occur.[2]
The larvae feed on Salvia species, including S. officinalis, S. nutans, S. verbenaca and S. verticillata. They feed mostly on the flowers, but sometimes also on the leaves. They are frequently found with ants. Hibernation takes place in the pupal stage.[3]
Subspecies
- P. b. bavius (steppe of southern Russia, northern Kazakhstan)
- P. b. casimiri Hemming, 1932 (Peloponnesus)
- P. b. hungarica (Dioszeghy, 1913) (Transylvania)
- P. b. fatma (Oberthür, 1890) (Morocco: Middle Atlas, Algeria: Aures Mountains)
- P. b. egea (Herrich-Schäffer, [1852]) (Caucasus)
- P. b. macedonicus Schultze, 1958 (Macedonia)
- P. b. eitschbergeri (Koçak, 1975) (Turkey)
- P. b. vanicola (Koçak, 1977) (Turkey)
References
- ↑ Pseudophilotes at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ↑ treknature
- ↑ C. Van Swaay; et al. (2012). "Dos and Don'ts for butterflies of the Habitats Directive of the European Union". Nature Conservation. 1: 73. doi:10.3897/natureconservation.1.2786.