Polyommatus alcestis

Polyommatus alcestis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Polyommatus
Species:	P. alcestis
Binomial name
	Polyommatus alcestis; (Zerny, 1932)
Synonyms
	Lycaena ripperti alcestisZerny, 1932; Agrodiaetus alcestis karacetinaeLukhtanov & Dantchenko, 2002;

Last updated January 02, 2026

Polyommatus alcestis is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Hans Zerny in 1932. It is found in Turkey, Iran and the Levant.

Subspecies

Polyommatus alcestis alcestis (Asia Minor, Levant)
Polyommatus alcestis karacetinae(Lukhtanov & Dantchenko, 2002) (south-eastern Turkey: Hakkari, western Iran)

References

↑ "Polyommatus Latreille, 1804" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

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[1] "Polyommatus Latreille, 1804" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

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