Polyommatus andronicus

Polyommatus andronicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Polyommatus
Species:	P. andronicus
Binomial name
	Polyommatus andronicus; Coutsis & Gavalas, 1995

Last updated January 02, 2026

Polyommatus andronicus is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in north-eastern Greece and south-western Bulgaria, where it inhabits the mountain ranges Slavyanka and southern Pirin.^[2]

Taxonomy

Some authors consider Polyommatus andronicus to be a separate species, while others treat it as a synonym of Polyommatus icarus .^[3]

References

↑ "Polyommatus Latreille, 1804" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
↑ "Polyommatus andronicus". Diurnal Butterflies of Bulgaria. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
↑ Fauna Europaea

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[1] "Polyommatus Latreille, 1804" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[2] "Polyommatus andronicus". Diurnal Butterflies of Bulgaria. Retrieved 9 December 2017.

[3] Fauna Europaea

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