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Scolitantides orion

Scolitantides orion
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Scolitantides
Species:
S. orion
Binomial name
Scolitantides orion
(Pallas, 1771)
Synonyms
  • Papilio orion Pallas, 1771
  • Papilio battus [Schiffermüller], 1775
  • Papilio telephii Esper, 1778
  • Papilio sedi Fabricius, 1781
  • Polyommatus hecateus Drapier, 1819
  • Scolitantides ultraornata Verity, 1937

Scolitantides orion, the chequered blue, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae (gossamer-winged butterflies). It is found in Europe, Russia and east across the Palearctic to Japan.[1]

  1. ^ Scolitantides at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera

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