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Polyommatus cyane (Eversmann, 1837)

Имаго Polyommatus cyane

Taxonomy

class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Papilionoidea → family Lycaenidae → subfamily Polyommatinae → tribe Polyommatini → genus Polyommatus → subgenus Polyommatus → species Polyommatus cyane

Species name(s)

Polyommatus (Polyommatus) cyane (Eversmann, 1837) = Plebejidea cyane = Lycaena cyane Eversmann, 1837 = tarbagata (Suschkin, 1909) = Lycaena radiata Kozhanchikov, 1923 = ella (Bollow, 1931) = Agrodiaetus cyane. [9, 10, 85]

urn:lsid:insecta.pro:taxonomy:8502

Expansion

Zoogeographical regions

Palaearctic.

Primary colors

Orange, Blue, Brown/Gray/Black.

Самец Polyommatus cyane

Detailed information with references

Taxonomy, synonyms and combinations

  • Plebejidea cyane. [85].

Distribution

  • USSR - the European part. [1].
  • Russia. [10].

Subspecies of Polyommatus cyane

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photos: Svyatoslav Knyazev, Boris Stradomsky.

Text data: Peter Khramov.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.

References

Comments

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10.04.2011 17:59, Svyatoslav Knyazev

In Western Siberia, caterpillars and butterflies feed exclusively on Goniolimon speciosum!

25.06.2009 6:47, Boris Stradomsky

(= Deserticola (Elwes, 1900); = tarbagana (Suschkin, 1909); = radiata (Koschantschikov, 1923); = kozhantshikovi (Sheljuzhko, 1928); = ella (Bollow, 1931)).
Description. Length of front wing 10-17 mm. The male on top of the wings are blue, shiny, with an edge dimming width of about 2 mm and dark veins; a female - brown with blue hilar spraying. From below the wing of the male is light gray, the female - light brown. Drawing a contrast underside of the wings.Marginal black spot in the bottom of the rear wing angle of the anal area with bright blue scales.
The length of the valve is 2.1-2.2 mm.
Biology. Meso-xerophytic habitats: steppes, semi-deserts. Years of adults: June-August in 1 generation. Forage caterpillars: Limonium gmelinii.
Subspecies. Subspecies status of individual populations of P.cyane on currently interpreted ambiguously.
Related and similar species. P. loewii: darker underside of the wings, the blades uncus side view of a flattened branches gnathos directed dorsally.

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