Polyommatus boisduvalii

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Polyommatus boisduvalii
Polyommatus boisduvalii in Seitz 80 d
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P. boisduvalii
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Polyommatus boisduvalii

Polyommatus boisduvalii is a butterfly found in the Palearctic (East Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, Southern Europe , Siberia, Kazakhstan Altai) that belongs to the blues family.

Taxonomy[edit]

Formerly a subspecies of Polyommatus eros.

Description from Seitz[edit]

The males of the South Russian form [ of eros] boisduvalii H.-Schaff. (80 d) have again a different blue, being paler, purer, brighter, the outer margin of the forewing is broadly black, the black veins in the apical area of the forewing being thin but sharply marked.[2]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Herrich-Schäffer, [1843] Systematische Bearbeitung der Schmetterlinge von Europa, zugleich als Text, Revision und Supplement zu J. Hübner's Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge
  2. ^ Seitz, A. ed. Band 1: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Tagfalter, 1909, 379 Seiten, mit 89 kolorierten Tafeln (3470 Figuren) Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.