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Pseudophilotes panoptes

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Pseudophilotes panoptes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Pseudophilotes
Species:
P. panoptes
Binomial name
Pseudophilotes panoptes
(Hübner, 1813)
Synonyms
  • Papilio panoptes Hübner, [1813]
  • Scolitantides panoptes

Pseudophilotes panoptes, the Panoptes blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found on the Iberian Peninsula and in North Africa, including Morocco.

The wingspan is 18–22 mm. There are two generations per year with adults on wing from March to August.

The larvae feed on Thymus species.