Polyommatus daphnis

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Lycaenidae – Polyommatus (Meleageria) daphnis-female
Polyommatus daphnis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Tribe: Polyommatini
Genus: Polyommatus
Species: P. daphnis
Binomial name
Polyommatus daphnis
Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
Synonyms
  • Meleageria daphnis

The Meleager's Blue (Polyommatus daphnis) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Eastern and Southern Europe and Western Asia, from Southern Poland ranging to the Balkans and Turkey.

Lycaenidae – Polyommatus (Meleageria) daphnis – male
Mounted female

The length of the forewings is 18–19 mm. The butterfly flies from June to August.

The larvae feed on Horseshoe Vetch, Sainfoin and Securigera varia.

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