Polyommatus escheri

Polyommatus escheri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Tribe: Polyommatini
Genus: Polyommatus
Species: P. escheri
Binomial name
Polyommatus escheri
Hübner, 1823

Polyommatus escheri, Escher's blue, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Southern Europe and Morocco.

The length of the forewings is 17–19 mm. The butterfly flies from May to August.

The larvae feed on Astragalus species and possibly sainfoin.

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