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  2. Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) thersites
Polyommatus thersites(Cantener, [1835])
  1. Lycaenidae
  2. Polyommatinae
  3. Polyommatini
  4. Polyommatina
  5. Polyommatus
  6. Agrodiaetus
  7.  thersites
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TL: France, Vosges   (2500 m.)

Habitat

  • Dry meadows
  • Limestone background
  • Sunny, grassy slopes

Similar species

  • Polyommatus (Plebicula) dorylas
  • Polyommatus (P.) escheri
  • Polyommatus (P.) icarus
MU
FU

28-30 mm

MD
FD
  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Spain
  • Turkey
  • Ukraine
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ArmenianԹերզիթ կապտաթիթեռ
    CatalàBlaveta de la trepadella
    ČeskyModrásek vičencový
    DeutschKleiner Esparsetten-Bläuling
    EnglishChapman's Blue
    EspañolCelda Limpia
    FrançaisAzuré de Chapman
    FrançaisAzuré de l'esparcette
    HrvatskiGrahorkin plavac
    MagyarTerzitész boglárka
    NederlandsEsparcetteblauwtje
    PolskiModraszek lazurek
    ShqipFlatrablujta e shkathët
    SlovenčinaModráčik blankytný
    SrpskiTerzita
    SrpskiТерзита
    SuomeksiVälimerensinisiipi
    TürkçeÇokgözlü Menekţemavisi
    ΕλληνικάΓαλανή λυκαένα της ονοβρυχίςας
    РусскийГолубянка терсит
    УкраїнськаСинявець Терсит
    中文苔眼灰蝶
    زبان_فارسیدستفروش آبی
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    FabaceaeOnobrychis arenaria
    FabaceaeOnobrychis biebersteinii
    FabaceaeOnobrychis viciifoliaSanfoin
  • Subspecies
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) thersites gravesi(Chapman, 1912)
    Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) thersites orientis(Sheljuzhko, 1928)
    Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) thersites thersites(Cantener, 1834)
  • Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) thersites is a member of the clade Polyommatus actinides:
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) actinides(Staudinger, 1886)
    Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) thersites(Cantener, [1835])
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterfly Conservation Armenia
    euroButterfliesMatt Rowling
    Lepidoptera CaucasiВалентин Тихонов
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei

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Male, upperside.

Janusz WójcickiPoland, Ponidzie

Male, upperside.

Theo MamaisGreece, Θεσσαλονίκη

Female, upperside.

Johannes GillmannAustria

Female, upperside.

Andrzej KrzyžanekCzech Republic, Kurdějov

Male, underside.

Pascal DuboisFrance, Thézillieu

Copulating pair.

Mark OgdenBulgaria, Нос Емине

Larva.

Владимир СавчукUkraine, Феодосія

Larva.

Владимир СавчукUkraine, Феодосія

Pupa.

Владимир СавчукUkraine, Феодосія

Pupa.

Владимир СавчукUkraine, Феодосія
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