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Glaucopsyche paphos

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Cyprus, April 2002

 

Cyprus, April 2002
 

Cyprus, April 2002

Female (I think) underside
 

Cyprus, April 2002

Female
 

Cyprus, April 2002
 

Cyprus, April 2002

Underside of male above.
Unusually, the hindwing spots almost completely absent.

 

A Cypriot species, found nowhere else. It is one of the three species I've put on the website that isn't covered by Tolman (1997). It resembles the western European species of Glaucopsyche, particularly alexis. It lacks the extensive underside basal flush of colour of that species. Additionally the underside is roughened with lighter grey scaling giving it a rather mottled appearance.

It is found across Cyprus at all levels and it is fairly common where found.

 

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