Polyommatus eros
| Eros blue | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Polyommatus |
| Species: | P. eros |
| Binomial name | |
| Polyommatus eros (Ochsenheimer, 1808) | |
Polyommatus eros, the Eros blue[1][2] or common meadow blue, is a species of blue butterfly found in Europe.
Male upperside
Male underside
Range
The butterfly occurs in Europe, specifically along the Pyrenees, Alps and the Apennines.[1]
Taxonomy
P. eros earlier comprised a large number of subspecies which extended across the Himalayas and the Central Asian highlands. Many of the subspecies, including those occurring in India, have now been split into separate species.[1]
See also
Cited references
- 1 2 3 Polyommatus at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
- ↑ Card for Polyommatus eros in LepIndex. Accessed 14 June 2007.
References
- Beccaloni, George; Scoble, Malcolm; Kitching, Ian; Simonsen, Thomas; Robinson, Gaden; Pitkin, Brian; Hine, Adrian; Lyal, Chris. "The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex)". Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society.
- "Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera".
- Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. ISBN 978-8170192329.
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