Seq # 460170030

Polyommatus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775) Species

Last modified: Oct. 14, 2024, 3:36 p.m.


A common species throughout Belgium.


Details

Classification
Family: Lycaenidae > Subfamily: Polyommatinae > Tribus: Polyommatini > Genus: Polyommatus > Subgenus: Polyommatus > Species: Polyommatus icarus
Vernacular names
Icarusblauwtje (NL), Common Blue (EN), Azuré commun (FR), Hauhechel-Bläuling (DE)
Synonyms
Polyommatus alexis sensu auct., nec (Poda, 1761)
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 16 as Polyommatus Alexis). view page
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature


Mine

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Bionomics

The larva is attended by different species of ants.

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Flight periods

The adults fly in two generations or three generations a year, onwards from early May towards mid-October, occasionally later.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Medicago lupulina
Host plant (genera):
Lotus, Ononis and Trifolium

The larva lives on several species of Fabaceae.

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