Polyommatus icarus (von Rottemburg 1775) (Family Lycaenidae)


Male

Female Colour Variants

Couple

Forewing Length: 12-18mm;
Wingspan: 27-34mm;
Proboscis Length: Male 7-8mm, Female 8-10mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
May - October June - April ? April - October
(Earliest: 15.4)
(2 - 3 Generations)

Biotopes:
Meadows

Wet Meadows

Hedge Rows
Food:
(Larva)
(Oligophagous)

Several Fabaceae
Food:
(Adult)

Several Asteraceae Nectar

Several Fabaceae Nectar

Cardamine pratensis Nectar

Bistorta officinalis Nectar

Silene flos-cuculi Nectar

Rubus fruticosus Nectar

Ranunculus acris Nectar

Calluna vulgaris Nectar
Parasitoids:
Virgichneumon tergenus Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae

Several Braconidae Larvae

Several Tachinidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Polyommatus icarus
UK Butterflies Common Blue
Nature Spot: Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology: Polyommatus icarus
Lepiforum: Polyommatus icarus
Plant Parasites of Europe: Polyommatus icarus


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