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).

Nina's blue
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Polyommatus
Species:
P. ninae
Binomial name
Polyommatus ninae
(Forster, 1956)
Synonyms
  • Agrodiaetus transcaspica ninae Forster, 1956
  • Agrodiaetus ninae Forster, 1956

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

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  1. ^ "Polyommatus ninae (Forster, 1956)". Butterfly Conservation Armenia. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
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