Polyommatus escheri (Hübner, 1823)
Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae
mine
Only the young larvae mine: after having made a hole in the epidermis they penetrate the leaf tissue with head and thorax, thereby creating fleck mines.
hostplants
Fabaceae, monophagous
Astragalus glycyphyllos.
phenology
Larvae from autumn till May.
BENELUX
Not known from the Benelux countries (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
distribution within Europe
South of the line France – Bulgaria (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
synonyms
Lycaena escheri.
references
Hering (1957a), Maček (1999a), Skala (1948a).
29/02/2012