| Polyommatus afghanistana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Polyommatus |
| Species: | P. afghanistana |
| Binomial name | |
| Polyommatus afghanistana | |
| Synonyms | |
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Polyommatus afghanistana is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Walter Forster in 1972. It is found in Afghanistan.
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