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  2. Freyeria trochylus
Freyeria trochylus(Freyer, 1844)
  1. Lycaenidae
  2. Polyommatinae
  3. Polyommatini
  4. Polyommatina
  5. Freyeria
  6.  trochylus
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TL: Turkey, Thracia   (3500 m.)

MU
MD

16-20 mm

  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Spain
  • Turkey
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    AfrikaansGrasjuweeltjie
    EnglishGrass Jewel
    EnglishLarge Grass Jewel
    EspañolLunulas Anaranjadas
    FrançaisAzuré de Freyer
    NederlandsHeliotroopblauwtje
    TürkçeMücevher Kelebeđi
    ΕλληνικάΜικρός καστανός άργος
    РусскийГолубянка трокил
    മലയാളംരത്നനീലി
    ไทยฟ้าขอบประกายใหญ่
    中文福来灰蝶
    ייִדישכחליל מקושט
    زبان_فارسیگوهر چمنزار
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    BoraginaceaeHeliotropiumHeliotropes
    FabaceaeIndigofera
    PhyllanthaceaeAndrachne telephioides
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Chilades trochylusFreyer, 1844
    Lachides trochylusFreyer, 1844
    Lycaena trochylusFreyer, 1844
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    African Butterfly Database
    Butterflies of IndiaKunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy
    euroButterfliesMatt Rowling
    Lepidoptera CaucasiВалентин Тихонов
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

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Female, upperside.

Oz Ben-YehudaIsrael, Shoham

Adult, underside.

Emin YogurtcuogluTurkey, Antalya

Adult, underside.

Oz Ben-YehudaIsrael

Adult, underside.

Bernard FransenGreece

Adult, underside.

Irfan DemirelTurkey, İzmir

Copulating pair.

Thodoris LimitsiosGreece, Πελοπόννησος
Extinct
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