Polyommatus amandus

Polyommatus amandus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Tribe: Polyommatini
Genus: Polyommatus
Species: P. amandus
Binomial name
Polyommatus amandus
(Schneider, 1792)
Synonyms
  • Papilio amandus Schneider, 1792
  • Papilio icarius Esper, 1789
  • Polyommatus icarius (Esper, 1789)
  • Agrodiaetus amandus (Schneider, 1792)
  • Lysandra amanda (Schneider, 1792)
  • Plebicula amanda (Schneider, 1792)
  • Plebeius amandus (Schneider, 1792)

The Amanda's Blue (Polyommatus amandus) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in the Palearctic ecozone.

The wingspan is 29–36 mm. The butterfly flies from May to August.

The larvae feed on Vicia.