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''Plebejus pylaon'', the Zephyr Blue, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found from Spain, across southern Europe, Hungary, the Balkans, southern Russia and the Middle East to Iran.〔(Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1) )〕 The habitat consists of dry habitats, Sudan savanna and the Sahel. The wingspan is 28–34 mm.〔(European Butterflies and Moths )〕 Adults are on wing from May to July.〔(Captain's European Butterfly Guide )〕 The larvae feed on ''Astragalus'' species, including ''Astragalus exscapus'', ''Astragalus dasyanthus'', ''Astragalus parnassi cyllenus'', ''Astragalus angustifolius'' and ''Astragalus creticus rumelicus''. They are attended by ants of the ''Bothriomyrmex'', ''Tapinoma'', ''Lasius'', ''Camponotus'', ''Tetramorium'' and ''Formica'' genera.〔(Moths and Butterflies of Europe )〕 ==Subspecies== *''Plebejus pylaon pylaon'' *''Plebejus pylaon cleopatra'' Hemming, 1934 *''Plebejus pylaon delattini'' Junge, 1971 *''Plebejus pylaon katunensis'' Balint & Lukhtanov, 1990 *''Plebejus pylaon nichollae'' Elwes, 1901 *''Plebejus pylaon philbyi'' Graves 1925 *''Plebejus pylaon solimana'' (Forster, 1938) *''Plebejus pylaon tadjikus'' Tschikolovetz *''Plebejus pylaon hespericus'' Rambur 1839 *''Plebejus pylaon trappi'' Verity, 1927 etc... ... 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Plebejus pylaon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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