Appearance
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. The butterfly flies from late April to mid-June depending on latitude and elevation.Naming
* ''Tomares romanovi romanovi''⤷ ''Tomares romanovi cachetinus'' Nekrutenko, 1978
⤷ ''Tomares romanovi cyprius'' Stichel, 1911
⤷ ''Tomares romanovi maculifera''
Food
The larvae feed on the ''Astragalus'' species ''A. scharuhdensis'' and ''A. finitimus''.References:
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