Seq # 460170020

Polyommatus dorylas (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species

Last modified: March 15, 2022, 10:14 a.m.


This very rare and local species has not been seen in Belgium for a long time. Extinct.


Details

Classification
Family: Lycaenidae > Subfamily: Polyommatinae > Tribus: Polyommatini > Genus: Polyommatus > Subgenus: Polyommatus > Species: Polyommatus dorylas
Vernacular names
Turkooisblauwtje (NL), Turquoise Blue (EN), Großer Wundklee-Bläuling (DE)
Synonyms
Polyommatus argester (Bergsträsser, 1779)
First mention in Belgium
De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1837. Catalogue des Lépidoptères ou Papillons de la Belgique, précédé du tableau des Libellulines de ce pays. — — : 1–29. On page 17 (as Polyommatus Dorylas). view page
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Anthyllis vulneraria
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