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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Polyommatus (Lysandra) hispana
Polyommatus hispana(Herrich-Schäffer, [1854])
  1. Lycaenidae
  2. Polyommatinae
  3. Polyommatini
  4. Polyommatina
  5. Polyommatus
  6. Lysandra
  7.  hispana
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TL:   (1200 m.)

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26-34 mm

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  • Italy
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Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    CatalàGriseta mediterrània
    EnglishProvence Chalk-hill Blue
    EspañolNiña catalana
    FrançaisBleu nacré espagnol
    NederlandsProvençaals bleek blauwtje
    中文蓬松眼灰蝶
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    FabaceaeAstragalusMilk-vetch
    FabaceaeCoronillaVetch
    FabaceaeHippocrepis comosaHorseshoe Vetch
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Lycaena corydon hispanaHerrich-Schäffer, 1852
    Polyommatus hispanusHerrich-Schäffer, 1852
    Lysandra reznecikiBartel, 1905
    Plebejus semperiAgenjo, 1969
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Anything but CommonPeter Groenendijk
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Schmetterling - RaupeWalter Schön

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Male, upperside.

Ferran Lloret GalanthusSpain

Male, upperside.

Mark OgdenFrance, Gorges de la Nesque

Male, upperside.

Cor ZonneveldFrance, Provence

Male, upperside.

Harm AlbertsFrance, Montauroux

Adult, underside.

Anne SorbesFrance, Barsac

Copulating pair.

Anne SorbesFrance, Barsac
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