Kretania trappi (Verity, 1927) is a animal in the Lycaenidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Kretania trappi (Verity, 1927) (Kretania trappi (Verity, 1927))
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Kretania trappi (Verity, 1927)

Kretania trappi (Verity, 1927)

Kretania trappi, the Alpine zephyr blue, is a Lycaenidae butterfly found in Italy and Switzerland, threatened by habitat loss.

Family
Genus
Kretania
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Kretania trappi (Verity, 1927)

Alpine zephyr blue, scientifically named Kretania trappi (Verity, 1927), is a species of butterfly that belongs to the Lycaenidae family. This butterfly is found in Italy and Switzerland. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and temperate grassland. Kretania trappi is currently threatened by habitat loss.

Photo: (c) Paul Cools, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Paul Cools · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Lycaenidae Kretania

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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