Biology:Polyommatus hispana
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Polyommatus hispana | |
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Male at El Mas de Bondia, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain | |
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Female | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Polyommatus |
Species: | P. hispana
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Binomial name | |
Polyommatus hispana Herrich-Schäffer, 1852
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Polyommatus hispana, the Provence chalk-hill blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Spain , southern France and northern Italy.
The wingspan is 16–18 mm. The butterfly is on wing from April to September.
The larvae feed on horseshoe vetch.
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Wikidata ☰ Q1310197 entry