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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Agriades orbitulus
Agriades orbitulus(De Prunner, 1798)
  1. Lycaenidae
  2. Polyommatinae
  3. Polyommatini
  4. Polyommatina
  5. Agriades
  6.  orbitulus
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Habitat

  • Alpine meadows

Similar species

  • Agriades glandon
  • Agriades pyrenaica
MU
FU

25-30 mm

MD
FD
  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    DeutschHeller Alpenbläuling
    EnglishAlpine blue
    FrançaisAzuré de la phaque
    NorskFjellblåvinge
    PolskiModraszek orbitulus
    SuomeksiAlppisinisiipi
    SvenskaFjällvickerblåvinge
    中文婀灰蝶
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    FabaceaeAstragalus alpinusAlpine Milk-vetch
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Albulina orbitulusDe Prunner, 1798
    Papilio orbitulusDe Prunner, 1798
    Plebejus orbitulusDe Prunner, 1798
    Albulina pheretesHübner, 1805
  • Agriades orbitulus is a member of the clade Agriades orbitulus:
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Agriades amphirrhoe(Oberthür, 1910)
    Agriades arcaseia(Fruhstorfer, 1916)
    Agriades artenita(Fruhstorfer, 1916)
    Agriades asiatica(Elwes, 1882)
    Agriades lehanus(Moore, 1878)
    Agriades orbitulus(De Prunner, 1798)
    Agriades pharis(Fawcett, 1903)
    Agriades shahidulla(Yoshino, 2003)
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterflies of IndiaKunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy
    European Butterfly PageGuy Padfield
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson

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Male, upperside.

Bernard FransenSweden, Ramundberget

Female, upperside.

Roger GibbonsSwitzerland

Male, upperside.

Peter GroenendijkFrance, Parc national du Mercantour

Male, underside.

Peter GroenendijkFrance, Parc national du Mercantour

Male, underside.

Bernard FransenSweden, Ramundberget

Female, underside.

Roger GibbonsSwitzerland

Larva.

Andrzej KrzyžanekSwitzerland, Val Bernina
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