Polyommatus damon (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: Oct. 14, 2024, 3:37 p.m.
This species had some local populations in the north of the province of Antwerp between more or less 1850 and 1944 and is presumed to have been introduced with Onobrychi seed, a plant that was grown in the region for the large scale sheep herding.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Lycaenidae > Subfamily: Polyommatinae > Tribus: Polyommatini > Genus: Polyommatus > Subgenus: Agrodiaetus > Species: Polyommatus damon
- Vernacular names
- Witstreepblauwtje (NL), Damon Blue (EN), Großer Esparsetten-Bläuling (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1857a. Catalogue des Insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 1: 1–111. On page 14.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation during July and August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Onobrychis viciifolia
- Host plant (genera):
- Onobrychis
The larva lives on Onobrychis species.
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