Adonis blue (Polyommatus bellargus) Common British insects selected from the typical beetles, moths, and butterflies of Great Britain, by the Rev. J.G. Wood. With one hundred and thirty figures by E.A. Smith engraved by G. Pearson.
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Author J. G. Wood
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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.