Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Polyommatus | |
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Similar Polyommatus stoliczkanus, Polyommatus nivescens, Polyommatus hispana, Ripart's anomalous blue, Polyommatus violetae | ||
Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) fulgens is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in the north and north-east of Spain.
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The wingspan is about 29 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August.
The larvae feed on Onobrychis viciifolia and other Onobrychis species.
Varieties or forms
Both taxa without geographical separation, continuous distribution.
The taxon P. f. ainsae was treated as a full species by some authors, but molecular studies have concluded that it is the same species as the taxon P. f. fulgens.
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References
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