Lycaena candens
Lycaena candens is a small butterfly found in the Palearctic (Southeast Europe and Caucasus) that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Lycaena |
| Species: | L. candens |
| Binomial name | |
| Lycaena candens (Herrich-Schäffer, [1844])[1] | |
Subspecies
- L. c. leonhardi (Fruhstorfer, 1917)
- L. c. pfeifferi (Beuret, 1952) Caucasus, Transcaucasia
Description from Seitz
The males have no blue sheen and the forewing above is entirely golden brown in the females; the black margin of the upperside is narrower in both sexes.[2]
Biology
The larva on feeds on Rumex
See also
References
- Herrich-Schäffer, [1844] Systematische Bearbeitung der Schmetterlinge von Europa
- 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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