Kretania zephyrinus | |
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Male, in Turkey. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Kretania |
Species: | K. zephyrinus
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Binomial name | |
Kretania zephyrinus | |
Synonyms | |
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Kretania zephyrinus is a butterfly found in the East Palearctic (Central Asia) that belongs to the blues family.
zephyrinus Christ. (78 h) has zephyrinus. the black margin broader above and the ocelli of the underside larger; from Pamir and Turkestan. — [2]
The larva feeds on Astragalus species.