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large blue butterfly (Phengaris arion), chalkhill blue (Polyommatus coridon), Adonis blue (Polyommatus bellargus), common blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus), silver-studded blue (Plebejus argus), brown argus (Aricia agestis), mountain argus (Aricia artaxerxes) Plate XIV. from W. S. Coleman's British Butterflies (1860).
1. Large Blue. = large blue butterfly (Phengaris arion)
2. Chalk-hill Blue, 2 a, female. = chalkhill blue (Polyommatus coridon)
3. Adonis Blue, 3 a, female. = Adonis blue (Polyommatus bellargus)
4. Common Blue, 4 a, female. = common blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus)
5. Silver-studded Blue, 5 a, female. = silver-studded blue (Plebejus argus)
6. Brown Argus. = brown argus (Aricia agestis)
7. Artaxerxes Butterfly. (modern: Northern Brown Argus) = mountain argus (Aricia artaxerxes)
Date 11 October 2010
Source W. S. Coleman's British Butterflies
Author Keith Edkins
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Colemans_British_Butterflies_Plate_XIV.png
The large blue (Phengaris arion) is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. The large blue butterflies can be found in Europe, the Caucasus, Armenia, western Siberia, Altai, north-western Kazakhstan and Sichuan.
The chalkhill blue (Polyommatus coridon) is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. This species can be found in the Palearctic ecozone (west Europe, south Europe, central Europe, Asia Minor, south Urals, northwest Turan).
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).
The common blue (Polyommatus icarus) is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. This species is widespread over much of the Palaearctic in temperate Asia and Europe.
The silver-studded blue (Plebejus argus) is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It occurs throughout the Palearctic ecozone.
The brown argus (Aricia agestis) is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found throughout the Palearctic ecozone north to northern Jutland (Denmark) and east to Siberia and Tian Shan.
The northern brown argus or mountain argus (Aricia artaxerxes) is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.It is found throughout much of the Palearctic ecozone.
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