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Polyommatus damon

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Scientific name
  
Polyommatus damon

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Tribe
  
Polyommatini

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Polyommatus thersites, Polyommatus daphnis, Eumedonia eumedon, Polyommatus dorylas, Glaucopsyche alexis

Polyommatus damon


Polyommatus damon, the Damon blue, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family.

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Subspecies

Subspecies include:

  • Polyommatus damon damon - (Central and Southern Europe)
  • Polyommatus damon kotshubeji (Sovinsky, 1915) – (Transcaucasia)
  • Polyommatus damon merzbacheri (Courvoisier, 1913) - (Dzungarian Alatau Mountains)
  • Polyommatus damon mongolensis (Koçak, 1980) – (Mongolia, South Siberia, Altai mountains)
  • Polyommatus damon noguerae (De Sagarra, 1924) – (Central and Northern Spain)
  • Polyommatus damon ultramarina (Schawerda, 1924) - (Alps)
  • Polyommatus damon zhicharevi (Sovinsky, 1915) - (North Caucasus, South East Europe)
  • Distribution and habitat

    The Damon blue can be found in Central and Southern Europe (central Spain, Pyrenees, Alps, Balkans and the Carpathians) and in temperate parts of Asia. This mountain species inhabits dry bushy or light woodlands and open grassy places at an elevation of 1,000–2,100 metres (3,300–6,900 ft) above sea level.

    Description

    Polyommatus damon has a wingspan of 20–34 mm. These small butterflies present a sexual dimorphism. The upperside of the wings is shining blue in males, with broad black borders and prominent veins. The upperside of the wings is brown in females. The underface of wings is ocher or pale grey-brown with a series of brown-black spots surrounded by white. Hindwings shows a white streak in both sexes. Both sexes have also a white fringe.

    Biology

    The butterfly flies from June to August. The larvae feed on Onobrychis species and Medicago falcata. Larvae are attended by ants (Lasius niger, Lasius alienus, Formica pratensis).

    References

    Polyommatus damon Wikipedia