{"id":352380,"date":"2025-12-20T12:25:27","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T06:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=352380"},"modified":"2025-12-20T12:25:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T06:55:27","slug":"erivan-anomalous-blue-butterfly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/erivan-anomalous-blue-butterfly\/","title":{"rendered":"Erivan Anomalous Blue Butterfly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News:<\/strong> Armenia has revealed the official logo for the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the Convention on Biological Diversity, featuring the Erivan Anomalous Blue Butterfly at its centre.<\/p>\n<h2>About Erivan Anomalous Blue Butterfly<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 377px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.butterfly-conservation-armenia.org\/uploads\/4\/6\/4\/7\/46476293\/1336931.jpg?resize=377%2C242&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Erivan Anomalous Blue Butterfly\" width=\"377\" height=\"242\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: butterfly-conservation-armenia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a butterfly species belonging to the<strong> family Lycaenidae and the genus Polyommatus.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The species is <strong>endemic to Southern Transcaucasia<\/strong>, which is so far found <strong>only in Armenia.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It was first scientifically described by<strong> Walter Forster in 1960.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Habitat:<\/strong> The species inhabits <strong>calcareous grasslands in Armenia.<\/strong> It is found at <strong>elevations ranging from about 1,200 to 2,200 metres<\/strong> above sea level.<\/li>\n<li>The<strong> wingspan is 28\u201332 mm.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Life Cycle:<\/strong> The larvae <strong>feed on plants of the genus Astragalus,<\/strong> though the exact host species has not yet been identified.<\/li>\n<li>It is <strong>known<\/strong><span class=\"gs_cit_txt\" data-sups=\"1,2,3,4\" data-hover-id=\"1\"><strong><span class=\"gs_tkn\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gs_tkn\">to\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gs_tkn\">have\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gs_tkn\">one\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gs_tkn\">generation\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gs_tkn\">per\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gs_tkn\">year,\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"gs_tkn\">with\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gs_tkn\">adults\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gs_tkn\">active\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gs_tkn\">from\u00a0<\/span><strong><span class=\"gs_tkn\">mid-June\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gs_tkn\">to\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gs_tkn\">mid-July<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"gs_tkn\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Conservation status:<\/strong> It is <strong>not evaluated for IUCN Red List and for European Red List of Butterflies<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li>It is included in <strong>Armenian Red Book of Animals, as Endangered<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Armenia has revealed the official logo for the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the Convention on Biological Diversity, featuring the Erivan Anomalous Blue Butterfly at its centre. About Erivan Anomalous Blue Butterfly It is a butterfly species belonging to the family Lycaenidae and the genus Polyommatus. 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