Polyommatus admetus
| Polyommatus admetus | |
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| 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] | |
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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)
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