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Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) iphigenia (Herrich-Schäffer, [1847])
Chelmos Blue

Genus: Polyommatus Latreille, 1804   Subgenus: Agrodiaetus Hübner, [1822]   Original genus: Lycaena Fabricius, 1807

Synonims (species):
   nonacriensis Brown, 1977

P. (Agrodiaetus) iphigenia (© Bernard Fransen)
Adult (male), Peloponessos, 1690m, Greece, July 14, 2009
(Photo by Bernard Fransen, Photography of European Butterflies and Moths)
P. (Agrodiaetus) iphigenia (© Bernard Fransen)
Adult (male), Peloponessos, 1690m, Greece, July 14, 2009
(Photo by Bernard Fransen, Photography of European Butterflies and Moths)
P. (Agrodiaetus) iphigenia (© Matt Rowlings)
Adult (male), Peloponnesos, Greece, June 2002
(Photo by Matt Rowlings, Matt's European Butterflies)
P. (Agrodiaetus) iphigenia (© Matt Rowlings)
Adult, Peloponnesos, Greece, June 2002
(Photo by Matt Rowlings, Matt's European Butterflies)

Distribution:
S Greece (Mt. Chelmos), Turkey, Transcaucasus

Foodplants:
Onobrychis alba; larvae attended by ant Lasius alienus

To know more about:
Matt Rowlings - Matt's European Butterflies - Agrodiaetus iphigenia page

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