Higher classification Phengaris | Scientific name Phengaris nausithous Rank Species | |
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Similar Phengaris, Scarce large blue, Butterflies and moths, Large blue, Phengaris alcon | ||
Dusky large blue maculinea nausithous
The dusky large blue (Phengaris nausithous) is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, and Ukraine.
The life cycle of this species is strongly related to the herbaceous plant Sanguisorba officinalis (great burnet).
References
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