Polyommatus fulgens
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Polyommatus fulgens (de Sagarra, 1925)
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Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) fulgens is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in the north and north-east of Spain.[1]
The wingspan is about 29 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from July to August.
The larvae feed on Onobrychis viciifolia and other Onobrychis species.
Varieties or forms
- Polyommatus fulgens v. fulgens (north-east Iberian Peninsula, Spain)
- Polyommatus fulgens v. ainsae Forster, 1961 (north Iberian Peninsula, Spain)
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.
Synonyms
- Agrodiaetus dolus fulgens de Sagarra, 1925
- Agrodiaetus ainsae Forster, 1961
- Polyommatus fulgens f. pseudovirgilius (Lesse, 1962)
- Agrodiaetus ainsae leonensis Verhulst, 2004
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