Tomares callimachus
Caucasian vernal copper | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Tomares |
Species: | T. callimachus |
Binomial name | |
Tomares callimachus (Eversmann, 1848) | |
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Tomares callimachus, the Caucasian vernal copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found on the Anatolia, Iraq, Iran, Caucasus, and Transcaucasia.
The wingspan is 18–23 mm. The species inhabits semi-deserts and arid mountain steppes. It occupies elevation range from 1000 to 2000 m a.s.l.[1] The butterfly flies from late March to early June depending on latitude and elevation.
The larvae feed on Astragalus physodes and Astragalus vulpinus.
Subspecies
- Tomares callimachus callimachus
- Tomares callimachus tauricus Korb & Yakovlev, 1998 (Crimea)
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