Caucasian subspecies of Lycaenid butterfly Lycaena virgaureae (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)

The Caucasian populations of Lycaena virgaureae (Linnaeus, 1758) are attributed to the subspecies mikaeli Tsvetkov (nomen novum pro caucasica Jachontov, 1908, a secondary homonym with Lycaena coridon caucasica Lederer, 1870). Description of mikaeli phenotype is given

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: E.V. Tsvetkov
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Russian Academy of Science. Southern Scientific Centre. Federal Research Centre 2010-08-01
Series:Кавказский энтомологический бюллетень
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Online Access:http://www.ssc-ras.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/19_EV%20Tsvetkov.pdf