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  2. Plebejus (Lycaeides) idas
Plebejus idas(Linnaeus, 1761)
  1. Lycaenidae
  2. Polyommatinae
  3. Polyommatini
  4. Polyommatina
  5. Plebejus
  6. Lycaeides
  7.  idas
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TL: Sweden   (3000 m.)

Habitat

  • Heathlands, moorlands

Similar species

  • Kretania pylaon
  • Plebejus (Lycaeides) argyrognomon
  • Plebejus (P.) argus
  • Polyommatus (P.) escheri
MU
FU

22-38 mm

MD
FD
  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Turkey
  • Ukraine
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    CatalàBlavet de muntanya
    ČeskyModrásek obecný
    DanskForanderlig blåfugl
    DeutschIdas-Bläuling
    Eesti keelMesika-sinitiib
    EnglishIdas Blue
    EnglishNorthern Blue
    EspañolNiña Esmaltada
    FrançaisMoyen argus
    HrvatskiGlatkonogi plavac
    ItalianoIdas
    LatviešuLielais viršu zilenītis
    LietuviųŽaliaakis melsvys
    MagyarÉszaki boglárka
    NederlandsVals heideblauwtje
    NorskIdasblåvinge
    PolskiModraszek idas
    ShqipIdas blu
    SlovenčinaModráčik severský
    SrpskiIdin plavac
    SuomeksiKetosinisiipi
    SvenskaHedblåvinge
    TürkçeEsmergöz
    TürkçeÝdasmavisi
    ΕλληνικάΜέτριος άργος
    РусскийГолубянка идас
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    EmpetraceaeEmpetrum nigrumCrowberry
    EricaceaeCalluna vulgarisHeather
    EricaceaeVaccinium uliginosumBog Bilberry
    FabaceaeLotus corniculatusBirdsfoot Trefoil
    FabaceaeTrifolium pratenseRed clover
    ScrophulariaceaeCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved toadflax
  • Subspecies
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Plebejus (Lycaeides) idas altarmena(Forster, 1936)
    Plebejus (Lycaeides) idas belleri(Oberthür, 1910)
    Plebejus (Lycaeides) idas calliopis(Boisduval, [1832])
    Plebejus (Lycaeides) idas croaticaGrund, 1913
    Plebejus (Lycaeides) idas idas(Linnaeus, 1761)
    Plebejus (Lycaeides) idas magnagraetaVérity, 1936
    Plebejus (Lycaeides) idas mynkhbayarChurkin & Zhdanko, 2003
    Plebejus (Lycaeides) idas nevadensis(Oberthür, 1896)
    Plebejus (Lycaeides) idas saldaitisiChurkin & Zhdanko, 2003
    Plebejus (Lycaeides) idas selda(Higgins, 1964)
    Plebejus (Lycaeides) idas tshimganus(Forster, 1936)
    Plebejus (Lycaeides) idas verchojanicusKurentzov, 1970
  • Plebejus (Lycaeides) idas is a member of the clade Plebejus idas:
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Plebejus anikiniYakovlev, 2012
    Plebejus germaniYakovlev, 2012
    Plebejus (Lycaeides) agnata(Staudinger, [1889])
    Plebejus (Lycaeides) anna(W.H. Edwards, 1861)
    Plebejus (Lycaeides) argiva(Staudinger, 1886)
    Plebejus (Lycaeides) argyrognomon(Bergsträsser, [1779])
    Plebejus (Lycaeides) caspica(Forster, 1936)
    Plebejus (Lycaeides) christophi(Staudinger, 1874)
    Plebejus (Lycaeides) cleobis(Bremer, 1861)
    Plebejus (Lycaeides) fridayiChermock, 1945
    Plebejus (Lycaeides) ganssuensis(Grum-Grshimailo, 1891)
    Plebejus (Lycaeides) iburiensis(Butler, [1882])
    Plebejus (Lycaeides) idas(Linnaeus, 1761)
    Plebejus (Lycaeides) lepidusZhdanko, 2000
    Plebejus (Lycaeides) maracandica(Erschoff, 1874)
    Plebejus (Lycaeides) melissaW.H. Edwards, 1873
    Plebejus (Lycaeides) mongolicus(Rühl, 1893)
    Plebejus (Lycaeides) nushibiZhdanko, 2000
    Plebejus (Lycaeides) pseudaegon(Butler, [1882])
    Plebejus (Lycaeides) rogneda(Grum-Grshimailo, 1890)
    Plebejus (Lycaeides) roxane(Grum-Grshimailo, 1887)
    Plebejus (Lycaeides) samudra(Moore, 1874)
    Plebejus (Lycaeides) subsolanus(Eversmann, 1851)
    Plebejus (Lycaeides) uiguricusZhdanko, 2000
    Plebejus (Lycaeides) villai(Jutzeler, Leigheb, Manil, Villa & Volpe, 2003)
    Plebejus (P.) bellieri(Oberthür, 1910)
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterflies and Moths of North America
    Butterflies of AmericaA.Warren, K.Davis, M.Stangeland
    Butterflies of Canada
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    North American Moth Photographers Group
    Schmetterling - RaupeWalter Schön
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson

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Male, upperside.

Sławomir PietrzykPoland, Truskaw

Male, upperside.

Jarosław BuryPoland, Lipa

Female, upperside.

Sławomir PietrzykPoland, Truskaw

Adult, underside.

Witold ZiajaPoland, Lipa

Female, underside.

Sławomir PietrzykPoland, Truskaw

Copulating pair.

Sławomir PietrzykPoland, Truskaw

Larva.

Sławomir PietrzykPoland, Truskaw

Larva.

Sławomir PietrzykPoland, Truskaw

Larva.

Sławomir PietrzykPoland, Truskaw

Larva.

Sławomir PietrzykPoland, Truskaw

Larva.

Sławomir PietrzykPoland, Truskaw

Larva.

Sławomir PietrzykPoland, Truskaw

Pupa.

Jarosław BuryPoland, Lipa

Pupa.

Jarosław BuryPoland, Lipa
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