Polyommatus eros (Ochsenheimer, 1808)

eros blue

on Oxytropis, etc.

parasite

Larvae freely on the leaves.

host plants

Fabaceae, oligophagous

Astragalus alpinus, sempervirens;Cytisus ruthenicus; Genista depressa; Oxytropis campestris, neglecta.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

ei, larva, pupa

see Chapman.

synonyms

Polyommatus eroides (Frivaldszky, 1835), the false eros blue, is generally considered a geographical form of P. eros.

references

Chapman (1914a), Dupont, Luquet, Demerges & Drouet (2013a), Klimczuk (2005a), Lepiforum (2021).