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Common blue

Polyommatus icarus

Synonyms: Голубянка обыкновенная

Order Lepidoptera. Family Lycaenidae.

Common blue — Photographs 1
Common blue.
Photo: Charles J. Sharp / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Description

The common blue butterfly or European common blue (Polyommatus icarus) is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae and subfamily Polyommatinae.

Traits

Wingspan
25–35 mm
Flight period
May–September
Host plants
legumes (bird's-foot trefoil, clover)
Generations per year
2–3

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Photographs

Common blue — Photographs 2
Common blue. Zoological illustration.
Jacob Hübner / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Links

Source: {'label': 'Wikipedia', 'href': 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_blue'}