"Large blue" can also refer to other species of Phengaris or the genus Lepidochrysops.
Large blue
Upperside
Underside
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1] (Europe)
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Phengaris
Species:
P. arion
Binomial name
Phengaris arion
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
Papilio arion Linnaeus, 1758
Glaucopsyche arion (Linnaeus, 1758)
Maculinea arion (Linnaeus, 1758)
Nomiades arion
The large blue (Phengaris arion) is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The species was first defined in 1758 and first recorded in Britain in 1795.[2] In 1979 the species became mostly extinct in Britain but has been successfully reintroduced with new conservation methods.[3] The species is classified as "near threatened" on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.[1] Today P. arion can be found in Europe, the Caucasus, Armenia, western Siberia, Altai, north-western Kazakhstan and Sichuan.[1]
The large blue can be distinguished by its unique speckled black dots on its wings with a blue background.
The large blue butterfly is well known in behavioural ecology as it is a brood parasite of a single species of red ant, Myrmica sabuleti.[2]
^ abcdGimenez Dixon, M. (1996). "Phengaris arion". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T12659A3371159. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T12659A3371159.en.
^ abEeles, Peter. "Large Blue". Retrieved 15 November 2013.
^"Large Blue (Phengaris (Maculinea) arion)". Retrieved 15 November 2013.
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