Glaucopsyche alexis
| Glaucopsyche alexis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Glaucopsyche |
| Subgenus: | Glaucopsyche |
| Species: | G. alexis |
| Binomial name | |
| Glaucopsyche alexis Poda, 1761 | |
Lycaenidae - Glaucopsyche alexis
The Green-Underside Blue (Glaucopsyche alexis) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in the Palearctic.
The butterfly flies from April to July depending on the location, lingering in warm, lush meadows with plenty of its host plant, vetch (Vicia).
Subspecies
- Glaucopsyche alexis alexis South and Central Europe and Siberia
- Glaucopsyche alexis blachieri (Milliére, 1887) Carpathians
- Glaucopsyche alexis lugens (Caradja, 1893) Caucasus
- Glaucopsyche alexis melanoposmater Verity, 1928 Algeria and Tunisia