Polyommatus admetus

Updated on Dec 25, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Tribe Polyommatini

Similar Ripart's anomalous blue, Polyommatus damon, Polyommatus thersites, Polyommatus coelestina, Piedmont anomalous blue

Polyommatus admetus, the anomalous blue, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It was described by Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper in 1785. It is found in south-eastern Europe and Turkey.

The wingspan is 30–40 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.

The larvae feed on Onobrychis species (including O. viciifolia) and Lathyrus species.

Subspecies

Polyommatus admetus admetus (south-eastern Europe)

Polyommatus admetus anatoliensis (Forster, 1960) (Turkey)

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