Aricia hyacinthus, the Anatolian false argus, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Asia Minor and around the Levant Sea. [2]
| Aricia hyacinthus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Aricia |
| Species: | A. hyacinthus
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| Binomial name | |
| Aricia hyacinthus (Herrich-Schäffer, [1847]) [1]
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Description from Seitz
editL. hyacinthus H.-Schiff. (80 b, c). Above similar to the preceding [donzelii] the dark margin still broader, especially on the hindwing. Very different on the underside, being light blue-grey with rust-red marginal spots, distinct ocelli and on the hindwing without distinct white median smear. — From the countries around the eastern part of the Black Sea.[3]
References
edit- ^ , Herrich-Schäffer, G.A.W. Systematische Bearbeitung der Schmetterlinge von Europa, Zugleich als Text, Revision und Supplement zu Jacob Hubner’s Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge. (6 Volumes, 1843-1856) Vierter Band. Zünsler u. Wickler. Manz, Regensburg. 288 + 48 pp. 1849
- ^ hyacinthus at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
- ^ 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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