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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Polyommatus (Lysandra) coridon
Polyommatus coridon(Poda, 1761)
  1. Lycaenidae
  2. Polyommatinae
  3. Polyommatini
  4. Polyommatina
  5. Polyommatus
  6. Lysandra
  7.  coridon
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TL: Austria, Graz   (2000 m.)

Habitat

  • Dry meadows
  • Fallow land
  • Glades
  • Limestone background
  • Railway lines and embankments
  • Waysides

Similar species

  • Polyommatus (Lysandra) albicans
  • Polyommatus (Lysandra) caelestissima
  • Polyommatus (Lysandra) hispana
MU
FU

30-37 mm

MD
FD
  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Turkey
  • Ukraine
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    CatalàGriseta de muntanya
    ČeskyModrásek vikvicový
    DanskSølvblåfugl
    DeutschSilbergrüner Bläuling
    Eesti keelRohekas taevastiib
    EnglishChalk Hill Blue
    EspañolNiña coridon
    FrançaisBleu nacré
    FrançaisBleu-nacré
    HrvatskiTirkizni plavac
    ItalianoCoridone
    LatviešuSudrabainais zilenītis
    LietuviųStepinis melsvys
    MagyarEzüstkék boglárka
    NederlandsBleek blauwtje
    PolskiModraszek korydon
    ShqipKaltëroshja e argjendë
    SlovenčinaModráčik vikový
    SlovenščinaKraški argus
    SrpskiSrebrnkasti plavac
    SvenskaLjus blåvinge
    TürkçeÇokgözlü Çillimavi
    РусскийГолубянка коридон
    РусскийГолубянка серебристая
    УкраїнськаСинявець Коридон
    中文克里頓眼灰蝶
    زبان_فارسینیلی چاکهیل
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    FabaceaeAstragalus glycyphyllosWild Liquorice
    FabaceaeCoronilla minima
    FabaceaeHippocrepis commutata
    FabaceaeHippocrepis comosaHorseshoe Vetch
    FabaceaeHippocrepis conradiae
    FabaceaeHippocrepis scorpioides
    FabaceaeSecurigera variaCrown Vetch
    FabaceaeViciaVetch
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Polyommatus philippiBrown & Coutsis, 1978
    Polyommatus slovacusVitas, Balint & Zitnan, 1997
  • Subspecies
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Polyommatus (Lysandra) coridon asturiensis(Sagarra, 1924)
    Polyommatus (Lysandra) coridon borussia(Dadd, 1908)
    Polyommatus (Lysandra) coridon coridon(Poda, 1761)
    Polyommatus (Lysandra) coridon nufrellensis(Schurian, 1977)
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    British ButterfliesSteven Cheshire
    euroButterfliesMatt Rowling
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    UK ButterfliesPeter Eeles

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Male, upperside.

Janusz WójcickiPoland, Gogolin

Male, upperside.

Magdalena TraciłowskaPoland, Janowiec

Female, upperside.

Sławomir PietrzykPoland, Warszawa-Wólka Węglowa

Female, underside.

Sławomir PietrzykPoland, Warszawa-Wólka Węglowa

Adult, underside.

Jerzy ZiębaPoland, Pieniny

Copulating pair.

Josef NiggSwitzerland, Merishausen

Larva.

Michał BrzezińskiPoland, Białków Górny

Larva.

Michał BrzezińskiPoland, Białków Górny

Pupa.

Michał BrzezińskiPoland, Białków Górny

Pupa.

Michał BrzezińskiPoland, Białków Górny

Pupa.

Michał BrzezińskiPoland, Białków Górny

Egg.

Michał BrzezińskiPoland, Kłodawa
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