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Mazarine blue

Cyaniris semiargus

Order Lepidoptera. Family Lycaenidae.

Mazarine blue — Photographs 1
Mazarine blue.
Photo: Harald Süpfle / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Description

Cyaniris semiargus, the Mazarine blue, is a Palearctic butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.

Traits

Wingspan
28–34 mm
Flight period
May–August
Host plants
clover, legumes
Generations per year
1–2

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Photographs

Mazarine blue — Photographs 2
Mazarine blue. Zoological illustration (detail of a plate).
Engramelle Ernst et al (drawing: J. J. Ernst, engraving: J. J. Juillet), 1790 / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Links

Source: {'label': 'Wikipedia', 'href': 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyaniris_semiargus'}