Adonis blue (Polyommatus bellargus) DSC_9168
Date 15 June 2014, 15:27
Source https://www.flickr.com/photos/kosmonaut42/15377964732/
Author Erik from Laagri, Estonia https://www.flickr.com/people/26214672@N00
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Slovenia_DSC_9168_(15377964732).jpg
The Adonis blue (Polyommatus bellargus) is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Palearctic ecozone (Western Europe, Central Europe, South Europe, South Russia, Iraq, Iran, Caucasus, Transcaucasus, Turkey). It may be found in chalk downland, in warm sheltered spots, flying low over vegetation, seeking females that are rich chocolate brown in color. The male has brilliantly-colored wings that give it its name.
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Tribe: Polyommatini
Genus: Polyommatus
Species: Polyommatus bellargus (Rottemburg, 1775)
Synonyms:
Papilio bellargus, Rottemburg, 1775
Lysandra bellargus, (Rottemburg, 1775)
