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Eriwan Brown
Polyommatus eriwanensis
Polyommatus eriwanensis also known as Yerevan Anomalous Blue is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae and the genus Polyommatus. It was described by Walter Forster in 1960.
From the article Polyommatus eriwanensis on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
This species inhabits calcareous grasslands in Armenia at the elevation from 1,200 to 2,200m above sea level.
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
What it does
The larvae of Erivan Anomalous Blue feed on Astragalus species, although the particular species is still not known. The flight period is from mid-June till mid-July.
Wikipedia: “Life cycle”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1003792.