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  2. Polyommatus (Meleageria) daphnis
Polyommatus daphnis(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
  1. Lycaenidae
  2. Polyommatinae
  3. Polyommatini
  4. Polyommatina
  5. Polyommatus
  6. Meleageria
  7.  daphnis
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TL: Austria, Vienna   (200 - 1700 m.)

Habitat

  • Dry sunny slopes
  • Limestone background

Similar species

  • Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) dolus
MU
FU

33-37 mm

MD
FD
  • Austria
  • Croatia
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Turkey
  • Ukraine
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ArmenianԴաֆնիս կապտաթիթեռ
    CatalàBlaveta de fistó
    ČeskyModrásek hnědoskvrnný
    DeutschZahnflügel Bläuling
    EnglishMeleager's Blue
    EspañolAzul Bipuntada
    FrançaisAzuré de l'orobe
    FrançaisAzuré festonné
    FrançaisMéléagre
    HrvatskiZupčasti plavac
    MagyarCsipkés boglárka
    NederlandsGetand blauwtje
    PolskiModraszek dafnid
    ShqipFlatradhëmbaçja blu
    SlovenčinaModráčik hnedoškvrnný
    SrpskiKrzavi plavac
    SuomeksiHammassinisiipi
    TürkçeÇokgözlü Dafnis
    ΕλληνικάΛυκαένα με φεστόνι
    БеларускаяБлакітніца мелеагр
    РусскийГолубянка дафнис
    УкраїнськаСинявець Мелеагр
    ქართულიცისფერა მელეაგრი
    中文藍密眼灰蝶
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    FabaceaeAstragalusMilk-vetch
    FabaceaeLathyrusVetchlings
    FabaceaeLotusTrefoil
    FabaceaeOnobrychis viciifoliaSanfoin
    FabaceaeSecurigera variaCrown Vetch
    LamiaceaeThymus serpyllumWild Thyme
  • Subspecies
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Polyommatus (Meleageria) daphnis daphnis(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
    Polyommatus (Meleageria) daphnis narsana(Alberti, 1973)
    Polyommatus (Meleageria) daphnis versicolor(Heyne, 1895)
  • Polyommatus (Meleageria) daphnis is a member of the clade Polyommatus daphnis:
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Polyommatus (Meleageria) daphnis(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
    Polyommatus (Meleageria) marcida(Lederer, 1870)
    Polyommatus (P.) buzulmaviCarbonell, 1991
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterfly Conservation Armenia
    euroButterfliesMatt Rowling
    European Butterfly PageGuy Padfield
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Schmetterling - RaupeWalter Schön

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Male, upperside.

Raniero PanfiliItaly, Monti Ausoni

Female, upperside.

Janusz WójcickiCzech Republic, Kurdějov

Female, upperside.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Brzotín

Female, underside.

Witold ZiajaPoland, Huta Różaniecka

Male, underside.

Alina KołodkoPoland, Wasilków

Copulating pair.

Anna DawidowiczPoland, Polesie

Larva.

Attribution-NonCommercialJan van HoltenPoland, Wizna

Larva.

Attribution-NonCommercialJan van HoltenPoland, Wizna

Larvae.

Attribution-NonCommercialJan van HoltenPoland, Wizna

Larvae.

Attribution-NonCommercialJan van HoltenPoland, Wizna
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