Butterflies of Bulgaria - Plebeius daphnis

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Plebeius daphnis ([Schiffermüller], 1775)
Name in Tolman & Lewington (1997): Meleageria daphnis

Range: S and C Europe E to Ural; Asia Minor to Iran.

Distribution in Bulgaria: Widespread from near sea level to ca. 1500 m, but reaches 1900 m.

Habitat: Dry warm grassy, flowery, bushy and/or rocky places usually, though not exclusively, in calcareous terrain.

Bionomics: One generation from June till August. Larval host-plant: Coronilla varia (Fabaceae) (Tolman & Lewington 1997).

Conservation status: Of no concern. IUCN category: Lower risk, least concern.

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	Range: S and C Europe E to Ural; Asia Minor to Iran. Distribution in Bulgaria: Widespread from near sea level to ca. 1500 m, but reaches 1900 m. Habitat: Dry warm grassy, flowery, bushy and/or rocky places usually, though not exclusively, in calcareous terrain. Bionomics: One generation from June till August. Larval host-plant: Coronilla varia (Fabaceae) (Tolman & Lewington 1997). Conservation status: Of no concern. IUCN category: Lower risk, least concern.

Plebeius daphnis ([Schiffermüller], 1775)