Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) ninae, or Nina's blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae described by Walter Forster in 1956. It is found in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, eastern Turkey, and northern Iran (Kurdistan).
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Polyommatus |
| Species: | P. ninae
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| Polyommatus ninae (Forster, 1956)
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The wingspan is 28–30 mm. The species inhabits calcareous grasslands and arid mountain steppes, usually dominated by legumes. In Armenia Nina's blue occupies an elevation range from 1500 to 2300 m above sea level. The flight period in Armenia is mainly from late July to late August.[1]
The larvae feed on the Astragalus species A. brachycarpus and A. subrobustus.
References
edit- ^ "Polyommatus ninae (Forster, 1956)". Butterfly Conservation Armenia. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
External links
edit- Savela, Markku. "Polyommatus ninae (Forster, 1956)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
- Butterfly Conservation Armenia