Lycaenidae Polyommatinae Polyommatini Phengaris arion Phengaris rebeli
Phengaris nausithous (Bergsträsser, 1779)
Dusky Large Blue
Genus: Phengaris Doherty, 1891   Original genus: Papilio Linnaeus, 1758
Synonims (genus):
   Maculinea Van Eecke, 1915 		  Synonims (species):
   arcas Rottemburg, 1775
P. nausithous (© Bernard Fransen)
Adult, Moerputten, Netherlands, August 1, 2001
(Photo by Bernard Fransen, Photography of European Butterflies and Moths)
P. nausithous (© Bernard Fransen)
Adult, Moerputten, Netherlands, August 7, 2002
(Photo by Bernard Fransen, Photography of European Butterflies and Moths)
Foodplants:
Sanguisorba officinalis; larvae attended by ants Myrmica rubra
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