Polyommatus eriwanensis
Polyommatus eriwanensis, the Erivan Anomalous Blue, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It was described by Walter Forster in 1960. The larvae feed on Astragalus plants, though the exact species is not known. Adults fly from mid-June to mid-July. It lives in calcareous grasslands in Armenia at elevations of about 1,200 to 2,200 meters. The species has not been evaluated for the IUCN Red List or the European Red List, but it is listed as Endangered (B1a+B2a) in the Armenian Red Book of Animals.
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