Polyommatus boisduvalii

Polyommatus boisduvalii is a butterfly found in the Palearctic (East Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, Southern Europe , Siberia, Kazakhstan Altai) that belongs to the blues family.

Polyommatus boisduvalii
Polyommatus boisduvalii in Seitz 80 d
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P. boisduvalii
Binomial name
Polyommatus boisduvalii

Taxonomy

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Formerly a subspecies of Polyommatus eros.

Description from Seitz

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The males of the South Russian form [ of eros] boisduvalii H.-Schaff. (80 d) have again a different blue, being paler, purer, brighter, the outer margin of the forewing is broadly black, the black veins in the apical area of the forewing being thin but sharply marked.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ Herrich-Schäffer, [1843] Systematische Bearbeitung der Schmetterlinge von Europa, zugleich als Text, Revision und Supplement zu J. Hübner's Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge
  2. ^ Seitz, A. ed. Band 1: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Tagfalter, 1909, 379 Seiten, mit 89 kolorierten Tafeln (3470 Figuren)   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.