Athamanthia phoenicura
Species of butterfly
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Athamanthia phoenicura is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Julius Lederer in 1870 and is found in Armenia, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan.
| Athamanthia phoenicura | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Athamanthia |
| Species: | A. phoenicura |
| Binomial name | |
| Athamanthia phoenicura (Lederer, [1870]) | |
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The wingspan is 26–28 mm. The species inhabits semi-deserts between 300 and 1400 m above sea level. The host plant of the species is Atraphaxis spinosa. The butterfly flies from May to June.[1]
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Atraphaxis spinosa.
Subspecies
- Athamanthia phoenicura athamantides (Eckweiler & Hagen, 2001)* (Iran)
- Athamanthia phoenicura monalisa (Eckweiler, 2004) (Iran)
- Athamanthia phoenicura phoenicura (Lederer, [1870]) (Armenia, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, etc)
See also [potentially as distinct species]
- Athamanthia phoenicura transcaucasica (Miller, 1923) (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey)
Notes: [* Elsewhere as Athamanthia balucha athamantides ]
