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  2. Plebejus (Lycaeides) argyrognomon
Plebejus argyrognomon(Bergsträsser, [1779])
  1. Lycaenidae
  2. Polyommatinae
  3. Polyommatini
  4. Polyommatina
  5. Plebejus
  6. Lycaeides
  7.  argyrognomon
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TL: Germany, Hanau-Munzberg

Habitat

  • Glades
  • Sunny, grassy slopes

Similar species

  • Kretania pylaon
  • Plebejus (Lycaeides) idas
  • Plebejus (P.) argus
  • Polyommatus (P.) escheri
MU
FU

28-34 mm

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FD
  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Sweden
  • Turkey
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskyModrásek podobný
    DeutschKronwicken-Bläuling
    EnglishReverdin's Blue
    FrançaisAzuré des coronilles
    HrvatskiSjajni plavac
    LatviešuVainadzīšu zilenītis
    LietuviųŽydraakis melsvys
    MagyarCsillogó boglárka
    NederlandsKroonkruidblauwtje
    NorskLakrismjeltblåvinge
    PolskiModraszek srebroplamek
    ShqipArgirognomonia
    SlovenčinaModráčik vresoviskový
    SrpskiBlistavi plavac
    SvenskaKronärtsblåvinge
    TürkçeAvrupalý Esmergöz
    ΕλληνικάΆργος του λαθουριού
    РусскийГолубянка аргирогномон
    РусскийГолубянка обыкновенная
    中文红珠灰蝶
    한국어부전나비
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    FabaceaeLotus corniculatusBirdsfoot Trefoil
    FabaceaeMedicago sativaAlfalfa
    FabaceaeOnobrychis viciifoliaSanfoin
    FabaceaeSecurigera variaCrown Vetch
    FabaceaeTrifolium repensWhite Clover
    FabaceaeVicia sativaCommon vetch
  • Secondary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    FabaceaeAstragalusMilk-vetch
    FabaceaeMelilotusSweet Clover
    FabaceaeTrifolium Clover
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Plebejus ismeniasBergsträsser, 1779
    Plebejus aegusChapman, 1917
  • Subspecies
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Plebejus (Lycaeides) argyrognomon argyrognomon(Bergsträsser, [1779])
    Plebejus (Lycaeides) argyrognomon caspicus(Forster, 1936)
    Plebejus (Lycaeides) argyrognomon praeterinsularis(Vérity, 1921)
  • Plebejus (Lycaeides) argyrognomon is a member of the clade Plebejus idas:
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Plebejus anikiniYakovlev, 2012
    Plebejus germaniYakovlev, 2012
    Plebejus (Lycaeides) agnata(Staudinger, [1889])
    Plebejus (Lycaeides) anna(W.H. Edwards, 1861)
    Plebejus (Lycaeides) argiva(Staudinger, 1886)
    Plebejus (Lycaeides) argyrognomon(Bergsträsser, [1779])
    Plebejus (Lycaeides) caspica(Forster, 1936)
    Plebejus (Lycaeides) christophi(Staudinger, 1874)
    Plebejus (Lycaeides) cleobis(Bremer, 1861)
    Plebejus (Lycaeides) fridayiChermock, 1945
    Plebejus (Lycaeides) ganssuensis(Grum-Grshimailo, 1891)
    Plebejus (Lycaeides) iburiensis(Butler, [1882])
    Plebejus (Lycaeides) idas(Linnaeus, 1761)
    Plebejus (Lycaeides) lepidusZhdanko, 2000
    Plebejus (Lycaeides) maracandica(Erschoff, 1874)
    Plebejus (Lycaeides) melissaW.H. Edwards, 1873
    Plebejus (Lycaeides) mongolicus(Rühl, 1893)
    Plebejus (Lycaeides) nushibiZhdanko, 2000
    Plebejus (Lycaeides) pseudaegon(Butler, [1882])
    Plebejus (Lycaeides) rogneda(Grum-Grshimailo, 1890)
    Plebejus (Lycaeides) roxane(Grum-Grshimailo, 1887)
    Plebejus (Lycaeides) samudra(Moore, 1874)
    Plebejus (Lycaeides) subsolanus(Eversmann, 1851)
    Plebejus (Lycaeides) uiguricusZhdanko, 2000
    Plebejus (Lycaeides) villai(Jutzeler, Leigheb, Manil, Villa & Volpe, 2003)
    Plebejus (P.) bellieri(Oberthür, 1910)
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Schmetterling - RaupeWalter Schön

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Male, upperside.

Sławomir PietrzykPoland, Warszawa-Wólka Węglowa

Male, upperside.

Clive BurrowsHungary

Female, upperside.

Łukasz DawidowiczPoland, Brzeźno

Male, underside.

Bernard FransenHungary, Borsodi Mezőségi

Adult, underside.

Stanisław StrękPoland, Kraków-Tyniec

Copulating pair.

Łukasz DawidowiczPoland, Pińczów

Larva.

Валентин ТихоновRussia

Larva.

Валентин ТихоновRussia

Pupa.

Валентин ТихоновRussia
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