Glaucopsyche alexis
| Glaucopsyche alexis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Glaucopsyche |
| Subgenus: | Glaucopsyche |
| Species: | G. alexis |
| Binomial name | |
| Glaucopsyche alexis Poda, 1761 | |
Glaucopsyche alexis, the green-underside blue, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in the Palearctic.
The butterfly flies from April to July depending on the location, lingering in warm, lush meadows with plenty of its host plant, vetch (Vicia).
Subspecies
- G. a. alexis southern and central Europe and Siberia
- G. a. blachieri (Milliére, 1887) Carpathians
- G. a. lugens (Caradja, 1893) Caucasus
- G. a. melanoposmater Verity, 1928 Algeria and Tunisia
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