Seq # 460130030

Plebejus argyrognomon (Bergsträsser, 1779) Species

Last modified: Oct. 14, 2024, 3:27 p.m.


This species is now extinct in Belgium since a few decades. Formerly occuring in very small numbers in LX.


Details

Classification
Family: Lycaenidae > Subfamily: Polyommatinae > Tribus: Polyommatini > Genus: Plebejus > Species: Plebejus argyrognomon
Vernacular names
Kroonkruidblauwtje (NL), Reverdin's Blue (EN), Azuré des coronilles (FR), Kronwicken-Bläuling (DE)
First mention in Belgium
Lambillion L.-J. 1905b. Lépidoptères nouveaux pour la faune belge (espèces et variétés). — Revue mensuelle de la Société entomologique namuroise 5: 37–38. On page 37.
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature


Bionomics

The larva is attended by different species of ants and hibernates. Pupates between vegetation.

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Flight periods

The adults fly usually in two generations a year from mid-May to June and from late June to July.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Coronilla varia and Astragalus glycyphyllos

The larva lives on Coronilla varia and Astralagus glycyphyllos.

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