Genus Polyommatus Rank Species | ||
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Similar Hipparchia parisatis, Hipparchia fatua, Zegris, Colias aurorina, Chilades trochylus |
Butterfly eros blue polyommatus eros
Polyommatus eros, the Eros blue or common meadow blue, is a species of blue butterfly found in Europe.
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Range
The butterfly occurs in Europe, specifically along the Pyrenees, Alps and the Apennines.
Taxonomy

P. eros earlier comprised a large number of subspecies which extended across the Himalayas and the Central Asian highlands. Many of the subspecies, including those occurring in India, have now been split into separate species.





References
Polyommatus eros Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA