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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Polyommatus (Plebicula) amandus
Polyommatus amandus(Schneider, 1792)
  1. Lycaenidae
  2. Polyommatinae
  3. Polyommatini
  4. Polyommatina
  5. Polyommatus
  6. Plebicula
  7.  amandus
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TL: South Sweden   (3000 m.)

Habitat

  • Glades

Similar species

  • Polyommatus (P.) escheri
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FU

31-36 mm

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  • Austria
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Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ArmenianԱմանդա կապտաթիթեռ
    CatalàBlaveta de la garlanda
    ČeskyModrásek ušlechtilý
    DanskIsblåfugl
    DeutschVogelwicken-Bläuling
    Eesti keelHarilik taevastiib
    EnglishAmanda's Blue
    EspañolNiña Estriada
    FrançaisAzuré de la Jarosse
    HrvatskiAmandin plavac
    ItalianoAmanda
    LatviešuVīķu zilenītis
    LietuviųDidysis melsvys
    MagyarCsillogó boglárka
    NederlandsWikkeblauwtje
    NorskSølvblåvinge
    PolskiModraszek amandus
    ShqipKaltëroshja e hijshme
    SlovenčinaModráčik ušľachtilý
    SrpskiAmanda
    SuomeksiHopeasinisiipi
    SvenskaSilverblåvinge
    TürkçeÇokgözlü Amanda
    ΕλληνικάΓαλανή λυκαένα την κουκιών
    РусскийГолубянка аманда
    РусскийГолубянка быстрая
    РусскийГолубянка приятная
    УкраїнськаСинявець приязний
    ქართულიამანდას ცისფერაა
    中文阿点灰蝶
    한국어함경부전나비
    ייִדישכחליל בקיה
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    FabaceaeLathyrus pratensisMeadow Vetchling
    FabaceaeViciaVetch
    FabaceaeVicia craccaTufted Vetch
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Polyommatus amandaSchneider, 1792
  • Subspecies
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Polyommatus (Plebicula) amandus amandusSchneider, 1792
    Polyommatus (Plebicula) amandus brendaHemming, 1932
    Polyommatus (Plebicula) amandus orientalis(Staudinger, 1901)
  • Polyommatus (Plebicula) amandus is a member of the clade Polyommatus icarus:
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Polyommatus (Plebicula) amandus(Schneider, 1792)
    Polyommatus (P.) celina(Austaut, 1879)
    Polyommatus (P.) chitralensis(Oberthür, 1910)
    Polyommatus (P.) escheri(Hübner, [1823])
    Polyommatus (P.) icadius(Grum-Grshimailo, 1890)
    Polyommatus (P.) icarus(Rottemburg, 1775)
    Polyommatus (P.) junoHemming, 1933
    Polyommatus (P.) kashgharensisMoore, 1878
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterfly Conservation Armenia
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepidoptera of CrimeaВладимир Савчук
    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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Male, upperside.

Marek MierzejewskiPoland

Male, upperside.

Tomasz WłodarczykPoland, Białystok

Male, upperside.

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Female, upperside.

Sławomir PietrzykPoland, Warszawa-Wólka Węglowa

Male, underside.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoPoland, Puszcza Kampinoska

Copulating pair.

Marian PałczyńskiPoland, Lipowy Most

Larva.

Борис СтрадомскийRussia, Дагеста́н

Egg on leaf.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoPoland, Szczecin-Klęskowo

Eggs.

Alina KołodkoPoland, Poczopek
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