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Plebejus miris, mating couple A Lycaenid butterfly ranging from West China to Central Asia and Eastern Iran, with fast flight near ground living in hilly dry fields, the host plant is not identified Geotagged,Iran,Plebejus,Plebejus miris,Spring,butterflies,butterflies of iran,insects,iran,lepidoptera,lycaenidae Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Plebejus miris, mating couple

A Lycaenid butterfly ranging from West China to Central Asia and Eastern Iran, with fast flight near ground living in hilly dry fields, the host plant is not identified

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  1. If I'm not mistaken, the binomial name is "Rimisia miris". Extremely obscure species, very little references, yet found this:
    https://eol.org/pages/49837098

    Can you confirm I have the correct species?
    Posted 4 years ago
    1. Thank you for searching, you are right the new synonym is now Plebejus miris it is also named Lycaena miris and Polyommatus miris, according to the last accepted checklist Plebejus miris could be the proper name to use, I wrote a brief description for this species. Posted 4 years ago, modified 4 years ago
      1. Thanks! Posted 4 years ago

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Plebejus miris, a member of the Lycaenidae family.

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Jivko Nakev
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By MohammadReza Ehsani

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Uploaded Sep 18, 2020. Captured May 9, 2015 15:44 in Razavi Khorasan Province, Unnamed Road, Iran.
  • NIKON D5300
  • f/13.0
  • 1/2000s
  • ISO500
  • 90mm