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  2. Cupido (Everes) alcetas
Cupido alcetas(Hoffmannsegg, 1804)
  1. Lycaenidae
  2. Polyommatinae
  3. Polyommatini
  4. Everina
  5. Cupido
  6. Everes
  7.  alcetas
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TL: Austria   (800 m.)

Habitat

  • Glades
  • Limestone background
  • Shrub grassland
  • South-facing mountain slopes

Similar species

  • Cupido (C.) minimus
  • Cupido (C.) osiris
  • Cupido (Everes) argiades
  • Cupido (Everes) decolorata
MU
FU

20-26 mm

MD
FD
  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Turkey
  • Ukraine
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    CatalàCuetes
    ČeskyModrásek čičorkový
    DeutschSüdlicher Kurzgeschwänzter Bläuling
    EnglishProvencal Short-Tailed Blue
    EspañolRabicorta
    FrançaisAzuré de la Faucille
    HrvatskiGrašarov strjeličar
    MagyarPalakék boglárka
    NederlandsZuidelijk staartblauwtje
    PolskiModraszek alcetas
    SlovenčinaModráčik ranostajový
    SrpskiDugorepi plavac
    SrpskiДугорепи плавац
    SuomeksiLuhtakannussinisiipi
    SvenskaKronillblåvinge
    TürkçeFransýz Everesi
    ΕλληνικάΔιακριτικός άργος
    РусскийГолубянка альцетас
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    FabaceaeLotus corniculatusBirdsfoot Trefoil
    FabaceaeSecurigera variaCrown Vetch
    FabaceaeTrifolium Clover
    ScrophulariaceaeCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved toadflax
  • Secondary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    FabaceaeTrifolium Clover
    FabaceaeViciaVetch
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Papilio alcetasHoffmannsegg, 1804
    Cupido coretasOchsenheimer, 1808
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    euroButterfliesMatt Rowling
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei

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Male, upperside.

Janusz WójcickiCzech Republic, Břeclav

Male, upperside.

Janusz WójcickiCzech Republic, Břeclav

Female, upperside.

Janusz WójcickiCzech Republic, Pasohlávky

Female, upperside.

Theo MamaisGreece, Φαλακρό

Adult, underside.

Maurizio SigheleItaly, Verona

Male, underside.

Janusz WójcickiCzech Republic, Břeclav
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