Polyommatus ninae

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) ninae, or Nina's blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae described by Walter Forster in 1956.

It is found in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, eastern Turkey, and northern Iran (Kurdistan).

The species inhabits calcareous grasslands and arid mountain steppes, usually dominated by legumes.

In Armenia Nina's blue occupies an elevation range from 1500 to 2300 m above sea level.

[1] The larvae feed on the Astragalus species A. brachycarpus and A. subrobustus.