Polyommatus ninae: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Lycaenidae
Genus
Polyommatus
Species
Polyommatus ninae
Scientific Name
Polyommatus ninae

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Polyommatus ninae

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) ninae, or Nina's blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae described by Walter Forster in 1956. It is found in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, eastern Turkey, and northern Iran (Kurdistan).

The wingspan is 28–30 mm. The species inhabits calcareous grasslands and arid mountain steppes, usually dominated by legumes. In Armenia Nina's blue occupies an elevation range from 1500 to 2300 m above sea level. The flight period in Armenia is mainly from late July to late August.

The larvae feed on the Astragalus species A. brachycarpus and A. subrobustus.

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Polyommatus ninae in languages:

English
Nina's Blue
Turkish
Nina'nın Çokgözlüsü

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Polyommatus ninae
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