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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Cyaniris semiargus
Cyaniris semiargus(Rottemburg, 1775)
IUCN
  1. Lycaenidae
  2. Polyommatinae
  3. Polyommatini
  4. Polyommatina
  5. Cyaniris
  6.  semiargus
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TL: Germany, Halle   (3500 m.)

Habitat

  • Forest edges
  • Glades

Similar species

  • Cupido (C.) osiris
  • Iolana iolas
  • Polyommatus (Neolysandra) coelestina
MU
FU

24-34 mm

MD
FD
  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Turkey
  • Ukraine
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    CatalàCobalt
    ČeskyModrásek lesní
    DanskEngblåfugl
    DeutschRotklee-Blaeuling
    DeutschRotklee-Bläuling
    EnglishMazarine Blue
    EspañolFalsa Limbada
    FrançaisDemi-Argus
    HrvatskiDjetelinin plavac
    ItalianoSemiargo
    LatviešuMeža zilenītis
    LietuviųPilkasis melsvys
    MagyarAprószemes boglárka
    NederlandsKlaverblauwtje
    NorskEngblåvinge
    PolskiModraszek semiargus
    SlovenčinaModráčik lesný
    SrpskiVizantijski plavac
    SuomeksiNiittysinisiipi
    SvenskaÄngsblåvinge
    TürkçeMazarinmavisi
    ΕλληνικάΗμιάργος
    РусскийГолубянка бобовая
    РусскийГолубянка лесная
    РусскийГолубянка семиаргус
    УкраїнськаСинявець темно-синій
    中文酷灰蝶
    한국어청남푸른부전나비
    ייִדישכחליל אנטיוכיה
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    FabaceaeAnthyllis hamosa
    FabaceaeAstragalusMilk-vetch
    FabaceaeMelilotusSweet Clover
    FabaceaeOnobrychis viciifoliaSanfoin
    FabaceaeOxytropis campestrisField locoweed
    FabaceaeTrifolium alpestreOwl-head clover
    FabaceaeTrifolium mediumZigzag Clover
    FabaceaeTrifolium ochroleuconSulphur clover
    FabaceaeTrifolium pratenseRed clover
    FabaceaeTrifolium repensWhite Clover
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Papilio semiargusRottemburg, 1775
    Polyommatus semiargusRottemburg, 1775
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    euroButterfliesMatt Rowling
    European Butterfly PageGuy Padfield
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK ButterfliesPeter Eeles

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Male, upperside.

Jan GalloSlovakia, Tatra Mts.

Male, upperside.

Heiner ZieglerSwitzerland, Calanda

Female, upperside.

Marek GrobelnyPoland, Czarny Bór

Male, underside.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoPoland, Krościenko nad Dunajcem

Adult, underside.

Zbigniew WiatrakPoland, Sanok

Copulating pair.

Łukasz DawidowiczBulgaria, Рила

Larva.

Борис СтрадомскийRussia

Pupa.

Борис СтрадомскийRussia
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