Kretania trappi

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Kretania trappi
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78i as lycidas Trapp, 1863
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Kretania
Species:
K. trappi
Binomial name
Kretania trappi
(Verity, 1927)
Synonyms
  • Plebeius trappiVerity, 1927
  • Plebejus trappi
  • Plebejus pylaon trappi
  • Lycaena lycidasTrapp, 1863

The Alpine zephyr blue (Kretania trappi) is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Italy and Switzerland. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and temperate grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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References

  1. van Swaay, C.; Wynhoff, I.; Verovnik, R.; Wiemers, M.; López Munguira, M.; Maes, D.; Sasic, M.; Verstrael, T.; Warren, M. & Settele, J. (2010). "Plebejus trappi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010. IUCN: e.T39488A10230047. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-1.RLTS.T39488A10230047.en . Retrieved 13 December 2017.

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