Plebejus pylaon, the zephyr blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found from Spain, across southern Europe, Hungary, the Balkans, southern Russia and the Middle East to Iran. The habitat consists of dry habitats, Sudan savanna and the Sahel.

The wingspan is 28–34 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July.

The larvae feed on Astragalus species, including Astragalus exscapus, Astragalus dasyanthus, Astragalus parnassi cyllenus, Astragalus angustifolius and Astragalus creticus rumelicus. They are attended by ants of the Bothriomyrmex, Tapinoma, Lasius, Camponotus, Tetramorium and Formica genera.

Subspecies

Plebejus pylaon pylaon
Plebejus pylaon cleopatra Hemming, 1934
Plebejus pylaon delattini Junge, 1971
Plebejus pylaon katunensis Balint & Lukhtanov, 1990
Plebejus pylaon nichollae Elwes, 1901
Plebejus pylaon philbyi Graves 1925
Plebejus pylaon solimana (Forster, 1938)
Plebejus pylaon tadjikus Tschikolovetz
Plebejus pylaon hespericus Rambur 1839
Plebejus pylaon trappi Verity, 1927
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