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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Eumedonia eumedon
Eumedonia eumedon(Esper, 1780)
  1. Lycaenidae
  2. Polyommatinae
  3. Polyommatini
  4. Polyommatina
  5. Eumedonia
  6.  eumedon
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TL: Germany, Erlangen   (4200 m.)

Habitat

  • Waterlogged meadows

MU
FU

25-32 mm

MD
FD
  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Sweden
  • Turkey
  • Ukraine
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    CatalàMoreneta torrentera
    ČeskyModrásek bělopásný
    DanskChokoladebrun blåfugl
    DeutschStorchschnabel-Bläuling
    Eesti keelTriip-tumetiib
    EnglishGeranium Argus
    EspañolRaya Corta
    FrançaisArgus de la Sanguinaire
    HrvatskiMrki plavac
    ItalianoEumedone
    LatviešuGandreņu zilenītis
    LietuviųBaltajuostis melsvys
    MagyarGólyaorr boglárka
    NederlandsZwart blauwtje
    NorskBrun blåvinge
    PolskiModraszek eumedon
    PortuguêsBorboleta-do-gerânio-sanguíneo
    ShqipFlatrakafenjta e kamaroshës
    SlovenčinaModráčik bielopásy
    SlovenščinaNavadna krvomočničarka
    SrpskiZdravčev plavac
    SuomeksiRuskosinisiipi
    SvenskaBrun blåvinge
    TürkçeÇokgözlü Geraniummavisi
    ΕλληνικάΆργος του γερανιού
    РусскийГолубянка эвмед
    РусскийГолубянка эвмедон
    УкраїнськаСинявець Евмедон
    ქართულიევმედონი
    中文埃灰蝶
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    GeraniaceaeGeraniumCrane's-bill
    GeraniaceaeGeranium palustre
    GeraniaceaeGeranium pratenseMeadow Crane's-bill
    GeraniaceaeGeranium sanguineumBloody Crane's-bill
    GeraniaceaeGeranium sylvaticumWood Cranesbill
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Aricia chironRottemburg, 1775
    Aricia eudemonEsper, 1780
    Papilio eumedonEsper, 1780
    Plebejus eumedonEsper, 1780
  • Eumedonia eumedon is a member of the clade Eumedonia eumedon:
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Eumedonia annulata(Elwes, 1906)
    Eumedonia astorica(Evans, 1925)
    Eumedonia eumedon(Esper, 1780)
    Eumedonia kogistana(Grum-Grshimailo, 1888)
    Eumedonia lamasem(Oberthür, 1910)
    Eumedonia persephatta(Alphéraky, 1881)
    Eumedonia privata(Staudinger, 1895)
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Schmetterling - RaupeWalter Schön
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson

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Female, upperside.

Johannes GillmannAustria

Female, upperside.

Jarosław BuryPoland, Tarnawka

Adult, underside.

Janusz WójcickiPoland, Szczytna

Adult, underside.

Łukasz DawidowiczPoland, Turtul

Adult, underside.

Ugis PiteransLatvia, Ogre

Copulating pair.

Markku SavelaFinland, Pelkosenniemi

Larva.

Jarosław BuryPoland, Tarnawka

Larva.

Kimmo Silvonen †Finland, Espoo

Larva.

Jarosław BuryPoland, Tarnawka

Pupa.

Jarosław BuryPoland, Tarnawka

Pupa.

Jarosław BuryPoland, Tarnawka

Egg.

Reimar BeierleinGermany

Eggs.

Jarosław BuryPoland, Tarnawka
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