Polyommatus nivescens

Polyommatus nivescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Polyommatus
Species: P. nivescens
Binomial name
Polyommatus nivescens
(Keferstein, 1851)
Synonyms
  • Lycaena dorylas var. nivescens Keferstein, 1851
  • Plebicula nivescens

Polyommatus nivescens, the mother-of-pearl blue, is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Spain.[1]

The larvae feed on Anthyllis vulneraria.

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