Biology:Polyommatus hispana

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Polyommatus hispana
Polyommatus hispana mascle.jpg
Male at El Mas de Bondia, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain
Polyommatus hispana female.jpg
Female
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Polyommatus
Species:
P. hispana
Binomial name
Polyommatus hispana
Herrich-Schäffer, 1852

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.

Wikidata ☰ Q1310197 entry