Kretania zephyrinus

Kretania zephyrinus
Male, in Turkey.
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Kretania
Species:
K. zephyrinus
Binomial name
Kretania zephyrinus
(Christoph, 1884)
Synonyms
  • Lycaena zephyrinus Christoph, 1884
  • Plebejus zephyrinus
  • Plebejus pylaon zephyrinus
  • Plebejides zephyrinus

Kretania zephyrinus is a butterfly found in the East Palearctic (Central Asia) that belongs to the blues family.