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Anatolian False Argus
Aricia hyacinthus
Aricia hyacinthus, the Anatolian false argus, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Asia Minor and around the Levant Sea....
From the article Aricia hyacinthus on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
L. hyacinthus H.-Schiff. (80 b, c). Above similar to the preceding [donzelii] the dark margin still broader, especially on the hindwing. Very different on the underside, being light blue-grey with rust-red marginal spots, distinct ocelli and on the hindwing without distinct white median smear. — From the countries around the eastern part of the Black Sea.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Description from Seitz”
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