Polyommatus poseidon

Polyommatus poseidon
Male upperside (left) and underside (right)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Polyommatus
Species:
P. poseidon
Binomial name
Polyommatus poseidon
(Lederer, 1852)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lycaena poseidon Lederer, 1852
  • Agrodiaetus poseidon
  • Lycaena poseidon var. mesopotamica Staudinger, 1892

Polyommatus poseidon is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Julius Lederer in 1852. It is found from Kütahya in western Turkey to Artvin in north-eastern Turkey, as well as in Georgia.[2]

References

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Wikispecies has information related to Polyommatus poseidon.
  1. ^ Polyommatus at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
  2. ^ Chromosomal and molecular evidence for presence of Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) poseidon (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) in Caucasus region


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