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| Polyommatus boisduvalii in Seitz 80 d | |
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| Species: | P. boisduvalii |
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| Polyommatus boisduvalii (Herrich-Schäffer, [1843]) [1] | |
Polyommatus boisduvalii is a butterfly found in the Palearctic (East Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, Southern Europe , Siberia, Kazakhstan Altai) that belongs to the blues family.
Formerly a subspecies of Polyommatus eros.
The males of the South Russian form [ of eros] boisduvalii H.-Schaff. (80 d) have again a different blue, being paler, purer, brighter, the outer margin of the forewing is broadly black, the black veins in the apical area of the forewing being thin but sharply marked. [2]
Parnassius ariadne is a high altitude butterfly which is found in Central Asia. It is a member of the snow Apollo genus (Parnassius) of the swallowtail family (Papilionidae).
Parnassius nordmanni is a high altitude butterfly which is found the Caucasus. It is a member of the snow Apollo genus (Parnassius) of the swallowtail family, Papilionidae. The larva feeds on Corydalis species including C. alpestris, C. conorhiza and C. emanueli.
Polyommatus eros, the Eros blue or common meadow blue, is a species of blue butterfly found in the Palearctic.
Parnassius honrathi, or Honrath's Apollo, is a high-altitude butterfly which is found in Tajikistan and Afghanistan. It is a member of the snow Apollo genus (Parnassius) of the swallowtail family (Papilionidae).
The sooty ringlet is a member of the subfamily Satyrinae of family Nymphalidae. It is a high-altitude butterfly found in the Alps and Apennine Mountains on heights between 1,900 and 3,000 meters in Austria, Germany, France, Switzerland, Italy and Slovenia.
Parnassius staudingeri is a high-altitude butterfly which is found over a vast area - Pamirs, Altay Mountains, Hindu Kush, Karakorum and west Kuen-Lun.
Polyommatus damon, the Damon blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae.
Polyommatus dolus, the furry blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Spain, in France and Italy.
Polyommatus (Plebicula) dorylas, the turquoise blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Europe, Asia Minor, the Ural Mountains, Caucasus and Transcaucasia. Its wingspan is 15–17 mm. The butterfly's common name comes from the dazzling bright blue colour of male's wings. The larvae feed on Anthyllis vulneraria. The butterfly flies from May to September in two generations. Habitats include flowery meadows in rocky areas at 500–2000 m.
Polyommatus nivescens, the mother-of-pearl blue, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Spain. It is a small butterfly with a sexual dimorphism. The upperside of the male is very clear, with just a bluish beige reflection bordered by a thin grey line and a marginal line of small grey dots. The female upperside is brown, decorated with a marginal line of large orange maculae bordering the hindwings and part of the forewings. Both have a white fringe. The underside is light ochre marked with a marginal line of white lunules topped with orange, and adorned with a line of black dots circled in white very marked on the fore.
Polyommatus admetus, the anomalous blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper in 1783. It is found in south-eastern Europe and Turkey.
Mimoides protodamas is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. The common name is false polysticto, with reference to the similarity of this species with Battus polystictus.
Lycaena candens is a small butterfly found in the Palearctic that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Tomares nogelii is a small butterfly found in the Palearctic that belongs to the blues family.
Erebia ottomana is a small butterfly found in the East Palearctic that belongs to the browns family.
Erebia maurisius is a butterfly found in the East Palearctic that belongs to the browns family.
Polyommatus erotides is a butterfly found in the East Palearctic that belongs to the blues family.
Polyommatus phyllis is a butterfly found in the Palearctic that belongs to the blues family.
Polyommatus damone is a butterfly found in the Palearctic that belongs to the blues family.
Polyommatus iphigenia is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1847. It is found in the Balkans and Asia Minor.
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