Polyommatus artvinensis explained

Polyommatus artvinensis is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Frédéric Carbonell in 1997. It is found in Turkey, where it is only known from the north-eastern Pontic chain, in the provinces of Erzurum and Artvin.

The length of the forewings is 13.5–16 mm.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ozgurdoga.net/FOTOGRAFLAR/Kelebekler/P_Artvinensis/polyommatus%20artvinensis.pdf Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) artvinensis stat. nov. and P. (A.) sigberti sp. nov., two vicariant species known so far only from Turkey (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)