Pseudophilotes panoptes
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Pseudophilotes |
Species: | P. panoptes
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Binomial name | |
Pseudophilotes panoptes (Hübner, 1813)
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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.
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