Mary C Legg, Mary C Legg, Bugwood.org
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Image Number: 5586895
Photographer:
Descriptor:
Adult(s)
Gender:
Male
Image view:
Lateral / Side
Description:
Meleager's Blue, Polyommatus daphnis a myrmecophilic butterfly tended by Lasius, Formica,Tapinoma.Wingspan ca 36-38mm. Hindwing has ruffled or scalloped edge which is more pronounced as butterfly ages. Upper wings have variable marbled patterns. Males are unmistakable topaz blue. Females brown. Often found on Lathyrus latifolius, Perennial sweetpea. Larvae feed on Coronilla varia.
Image type:
Field
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Image location:
Czechia, Srbsko
Subject
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: Hexapoda |
| Class: Insecta |
| Infraclass: Neoptera |
| Subclass: Pterygota |
| Order: Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: Papilionoidea |
| Family: Lycaenidae |
| Subfamily: Polyommatinae |
| Genus: Polyommatus |
| Subject: Polyommatus daphnis (Schiffermuller, 1775) |
Host
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass: Asteridae |
| Order: Asterales |
| Family: Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: Carduoideae |
| Genus: Cirsium |
| Subject: Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. |
Node Affiliation:
Image taken:
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Image uploaded:
Friday, May 31, 2019
Image last updated:
Friday, July 12, 2019
