Polyommatus iphigenia
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Polyommatus |
| Species: | P. iphigenia
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| Polyommatus iphigenia Herrich-Schäffer, [1847] [1]
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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.
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)
Categories:
- Butterflies described in 1847
- Polyommatus
- Butterflies of Europe
- Butterflies of Asia
- Polyommatini stubs