Kretania trappi

Kretania trappi
78i as lycidas Trapp, 1863
Scientific classification
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 trappi Verity, 1927
  • Plebejus trappi
  • Plebejus pylaon trappi
  • Lycaena lycidas Trapp, 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.