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Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) virgilius (Oberthür, 1910)
Italian Furry Blue
Genus: Polyommatus Latreille, 1804   Subgenus: Agrodiaetus Hübner, [1822]   Original genus: Lycaena Fabricius, 1807
Regarded by some authors as a subspecies of Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) dolus (Hübner, [1823])
P. (Agrodiaetus) virgilius (© Raniero Panfili)
Adult (male), Ovindoli (L'Aquila), Italy, July 24, 2005
(Photo by Raniero Panfili)
P. (Agrodiaetus) virgilius (© Raniero Panfili)
Adult (male), Ovindoli (L'Aquila), Italy, July 24, 2005
(Photo by Raniero Panfili)
P. (Agrodiaetus) virgilius (© Raniero Panfili)
Adult (female), Ovindoli (L'Aquila), Italy, July 24, 2005
(Photo by Raniero Panfili)
P. (Agrodiaetus) virgilius (© Raniero Panfili)
Adult (female), Ovindoli (L'Aquila), Italy, July 24, 2005
(Photo by Raniero Panfili)
Distribution:
Central Italy
Foodplants:
Onobrychis viciifolia
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