Kretania zephyrinus

Kretania zephyrinus  is a  butterfly found in the  East Palearctic (Central Asia) that belongs to the blues family.

Subspecies

 * K. z. zephyrinus Kopet-Dagh
 * K. z. ordubadi (Forster, 1938) Caucasus Major, Armenia (highlands), Talysh
 * K. z. forsteri (Bálint, 1990) Dzhungarsky Alatau Mountains
 * K. z. tarbagataiensis (Bálint, 1992) Saur, Tarbagatai, South Altai

Description from Seitz
zephyrinus Christ. (78 h) has zephyrinus. the black margin broader above and the ocelli of the underside larger; from Pamir and Turkestan. —

Biology
The larva feeds on Astragalus species.