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Adonis blue (Polyommatus bellargus)
Subject: Adonis blue (Polyommatus bellargus)
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Adonis blue (Polyommatus bellargus) pair.jpg
Resolution: 3856x2571 File Size: 2251265 Bytes Date: 2016:06:09 15:50:45 Camera: Canon EOS 70D (Canon) F number: f/10.0 Exposure: 1/640 sec Focal Length: 100/1 Upload Date: 2017:04:12 17:06:01

Adonis blue (Polyommatus bellargus)


Adonis blue butterfly (Polyommatus bellargus) female (left) and male (right), Yoesden Bank, Buckinghamshire
Date 9 June 2016, 15:50:45
Source Own work, from Sharp Photography, http://www.sharpphotography.co.uk/
Author Charlesjsharp
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Adonis_blue_(Polyommatus_bellargus)_pair.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.

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Scientific Name: Polyommatus bellargus (Rottemburg, 1775)
Common Names: Adonis Blue, Adonis Blue Butterfly
Synonyms:
Lysandra bellargus (Rottemburg, 1775)
Papilio bellargus Rottemburg, 1775
Papilio adonis Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
Papilio salacia Bergsträsser, 1779
Papilio venilia Bergsträsser, 1779
Papilio oceanus Bergsträsser, 1779
Argus ceronus Esper, [1784]
Agriades addenda Tutt, 1909
Lycaena ballargus bellargoides Verity, 1904
Lysandra albicincta Tutt, 1896
Papilio bell Bergsträsser, 1779

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