Biology:Kretania hesperica
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Kretania hesperica | |
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| Kretania hesperica in Seitz (78h) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Kretania |
| Species: | K. hesperica
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| Binomial name | |
| Kretania hesperica (Rambur, 1839)
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Kretania hesperica, the Spanish zephyr blue, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to Spain . Its natural habitats are temperate shrubland and temperate grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss. Seitz describes it (as a race of L. sephyrus Friv.) thus - hesperica Rbr. (78 h) is above sky-blue instead of violet-blue; from Spain.[1]
References
- ↑ Seitz, A. in Seitz, A. ed. Band 1: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Tagfalter, 1909, 379 Seiten, mit 89 kolorierten Tafeln (3470 Figuren)
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- van Swaay, C.; Wynhoff, I.; Wiemers, M.; Katbeh-Bader, A.; Power, A.; Benyamini, D.; Tzirkalli, E.; Balletto, E. et al. (2015). "Plebejus hespericus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T39489A53713034. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T39489A53713034.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/39489/53713034. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
Wikidata ☰ Q56235744 entry
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