Biology:Polyommatus albicans

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Polyommatus albicans
Lysandra albicans M 2.jpg
Male
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Polyommatus
Species:
P. albicans
Binomial name
Polyommatus albicans
Gerhard, 1851
Synonyms
  • Lysandra albicans

Polyommatus albicans (Spanish chalk-hill blue) is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Spain and Western North Africa.[1]

The length of the forewings is 18–21 mm. The butterfly flies from June to August.

The larvae feed on horseshoe vetch.

References

  1. Mensi, Paola; Lattes, Aldo; Salvidio, Sebastiano; Balletto, Emilio (1988). "Taxonomy, evolutionary biology and biogeography of South West European Polyommatus coridon (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 93 (3): 259–271. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1988.tb01363.x. ISSN 0024-4082. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q681364 entry