Turanana cytis, the Persian odd-spot blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Hugo Theodor Christoph in 1877. It is found in Turkey, the Kopet-Dagh and Iran (the Alborz and Zagros Mountains).[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Turanana |
| Species: | T. cytis
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| Turanana cytis (Christoph, 1877)
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The larvae feed on Acantholimon species.
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- Turanana cytis / İran Turanmavisi / Persian Odd-spot Blue. Butterflies of Turkey.