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Meleager's blue

Polyommatus daphnis

Description:

Polyommatus daphnis, the Meleager's blue, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Eastern and Southern Europe and Western Asia, from Southern Poland ranging to the Balkans and Turkey. The length of the forewings is 18–19 mm. The butterfly flies from June to August. The larvae feed on horseshoe vetch, sainfoin and Securigera varia. The pictured adult was spotted near Arta city, Epirus region, Greece.

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Άρτα, Αποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση Ηπείρου - Δυτικής Μακεδονίας, Greece

Spotted on Aug 27, 2016
Submitted on Aug 31, 2016

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