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  1. Europe
  2. Polyommatus (P.) eros
Polyommatus eros(Ochsenheimer, 1808)
IUCN
  1. Lycaenidae
  2. Polyommatinae
  3. Polyommatini
  4. Polyommatina
  5. Polyommatus
  6. Polyommatus
  7.  eros
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TL: Tyrol Alps and Swiss Alps   (1500 - 3300 m.)

Habitat

  • Mountain pastures
  • Sunny mountainsides

Similar species

  • Polyommatus (P.) eroides
  • Aricia (Ultraaricia) anteros
MU
FU

23-28 mm

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FD
  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Turkey
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    CatalàBlaveta alpina
    DeutschEros-Bläuling
    EnglishEros blue
    EspañolNiño Amoroso
    FrançaisAzuré d'Eros
    FrançaisAzuré de l'oxytropide
    HrvatskiPlaninski plavac
    NederlandsVlaggewikkeblauwtje
    ShqipFlatrakaltra e zakonshme e livadheve
    SrpskiPlaninski plavac
    TürkçeCokgozlu Eros
    РусскийГолубянка эрос
    中文多眼灰蝶
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    FabaceaeAstragalusMilk-vetch
    FabaceaeOxytropis campestrisField locoweed
    FabaceaeOxytropis halleri
  • Subspecies
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Polyommatus (P.) eros eros(Ochsenheimer, 1808)
    Polyommatus (P.) eros gansuensisMurayama, 1983
    Polyommatus (P.) eros menelaosBrown, 1976
    Polyommatus (P.) eros meoticusZhdanko & Stshurov, 1998
    Polyommatus (P.) eros tshetverikoviNekrutenko, 1977
  • Polyommatus (P.) eros is a member of the clade Polyommatus eros:
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Polyommatus (P.) amor(Lang, 1884)
    Polyommatus (P.) eros(Ochsenheimer, 1808)
    Polyommatus (P.) forrestiBálint, 1992
    Polyommatus (P.) forsteri(Pfeiffer, 1938)
    Polyommatus (P.) nepalensisW. Forster, 1961
    Polyommatus (P.) pseuderosMoore, 1879
    Polyommatus (P.) stigmatiferaCourvoisier, 1903
    Polyommatus (P.) venus(Staudinger, 1886)
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    euroButterfliesMatt Rowling
    European Butterfly PageGuy Padfield
    Lepidoptera CaucasiВалентин Тихонов
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei

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Male, upperside.

Roger GibbonsFrance, Alps

Male, upperside.

Raniero PanfiliItaly, Parco Naturale del Sirente-Velino

Adult, underside.

Peter GroenendijkFrance, Parc national du Mercantour

Female, upperside.

Raniero PanfiliItaly, Parco Naturale del Sirente-Velino

Adult, underside.

Clive BurrowsSpain, Pyrenees

Copulating pair.

Peter GroenendijkFrance, Parc national du Mercantour

Larva, 5th instar.

Борис СтрадомскийRussia
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