Record of the Western Pygmy Blue Butterfly Brephidium exilis (Boisduval, 1852) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) from Sabah Al Ahmad Sea City, Kuwait

Authors

  • Mike Pope Environmental Department, La’ Ala Al Kuwait Real Estate Company K.S.C. Sabah Al Ahmad Sea City Project, Souk Al Kuwait, 6th Floor, Office No. 613, P.O.Box 22964, Safat, Kuwait 13090
  • Manickam Nithyanandan Environmental Department, La’ Ala Al Kuwait Real Estate Company K.S.C. Sabah Al Ahmad Sea City Project, Souk Al Kuwait, 6th Floor, Office No. 613, P.O.Box 22964, Safat, Kuwait 13090

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o4055.6723-5

Keywords:

Atriplex nummularia, butterfly, habitat, Kuwait, succulent.

Abstract

The first confirmed record of Western Pygmy Blue butterfly Brephidium exilis from Kuwait is reported, with notes on its habitat.

 

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Published

26-12-2014

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 14 (2014)

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