Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) violetae, the Andalusian anomalous blue, is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in the south (subspecies violetae) and south-east (subspecies subbaeticus) of Spain. Adults are on wing from July to August.
Two subspecies:
Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) violetae violetae (Gómez-Bustillo, Expósito & Martínez, 1979)Type locality: Sierra de la Almijara, south-eastern
Málaga province, southern
Andalusia region, southern SpainThe larvae feed on
Onobrychis argentea argenteaPolyommatus (Agrodiaetus) violetae subbaeticus Gil-T. & Gil-Uceda, 2005)Type locality: Sierra de la Sagra, northern
Granada province, north-eastern Andalusia region, southe-eastern Spain.The larvae feed on
Onobrychis argentea hispanicaNote: the taxon
subbaeticus was described as a subspecies of
Agrodiaetus fabressei (Oberthür, 1910), but molecular studies have demonstrate that belongs to the species
violetae.
Agrodiaetus violetae violetae = Agrodiaetus fabressei violetae Gómez-Bustillo, Expósito & Martínez, 1979Agrodiaetus violetae subbaeticus = Agrodiaetus fabressei subbaeticus Gil-T. & Gil-Uceda, 2005Valid combination: Agrodiaetus violetae Gómez-Bustillo, Expósito & Martínez, 1979
