Polyommatus admetus

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Polyommatus admetus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Tribe: Polyommatini
Genus: Polyommatus
Species: P. admetus
Binomial name
Polyommatus admetus
(Esper, 1785)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio admetus Esper, 1783
  • Agrodiaetus admetus
  • Agrodiaetus admetus anatoliensis Forster, 1960

Polyommatus admetus, the Anomalous Blue, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It was described by Esper in 1785. It is found in south-eastern Europe and Turkey.

The wingspan is 30–40 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from June to August.

The larvae feed on Onobrychis[3] (including Onobrychis viciifolia) and Lathyrus species.

Subspecies

  • Polyommatus admetus admetus (south-eastern Europe)
  • Polyommatus admetus anatoliensis (Forster, 1960) (Turkey)

References


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