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Polyommatus actinides
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Polyommatus
Species:	P. actinides
Binomial name
Polyommatus actinides (Staudinger, 1886)
Synonyms
Lycaena actinides Staudinger, 1886 Agrodiaetus actinides Agrodiaetus praeactinides Forster, 1960 Polyommatus praeactinides

Polyommatus actinides is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1886. It is found in central Asia.

The larvae feed on Onobrychis species.

Subspecies

• Polyommatus actinides actinides (Zaalaisky Mountains)
• Polyommatus actinides praeactinides (Forster, 1960) (western Tian-Shan)
• Polyommatus actinides weidenhofferi Eckweiler, 1997 (Kirhgizsky Mountains)

References

1. Polyommatus at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera

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