Tomares romanovi, or Romanoff's hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, eastern Turkey, northern Iran, and Kopet Dagh mountains.

Tomares romanovi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Tomares
Species:
T. romanovi
Binomial name
Tomares romanovi
(Christoph, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Thestor romanovi Christoph, 1882
  • Thestor romanovi var. maculifera Staudinger, [1892]

The wingspan is 28–30 mm. The species inhabits calcareous grasslands and arid mountain steppes, usually dominated by tragacanth locoweeds. It occupies elevation range from 1200 to 1600 m above sea level.[1] The butterfly flies from late April to mid-June depending on latitude and elevation.

The larvae feed on the Astragalus species A. scharuhdensis and A. finitimus.

Subspecies

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  • Tomares romanovi romanovi (Armenia, Nakhichevan)
  • Tomares romanovi cachetinus Nekrutenko, 1978 (Georgia)
  • Tomares romanovi cyprius Stichel, 1911 (Talysh, Kopet-Dagh)
  • Tomares romanovi maculifera (Staudinger, [1892])

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