| Pseudochazara turkestana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Pseudochazara |
| Species: | P. turkestana |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudochazara turkestana (Grum-Grshimailo, 1893) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pseudochazara turkestana is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. [1] It is confined to Afghanistan through the mountains of Middle Asia to the south-west Altai.
The species is univoltine and is on wing from June to August.
Larvae feed on grasses.
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