Adonis blue butterfly

E383350

The Adonis blue butterfly is a strikingly bright blue European butterfly species associated with chalk grassland habitats and valued as an indicator of high-quality calcareous downland.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Adonis blue 2
Adonis blue butterfly canonical 1
Polyommatus bellargus 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf animal
butterfly species
insect
associatedWith short-turf chalk downland
belongsToSubfamily Polyommatinae
binomialAuthority Rottemburg, 1775
broodsPerYear two
class Insecta
commonName Adonis blue butterfly self-linksurface differs
surface form: Adonis blue
conservationConcern habitat loss
conservationStatusUK priority species
family Lycaenidae
flightPeriod August to September
May to June
foundIn France
Germany
Greece
Italy
Spain
United Kingdom
genus Lycaenidae
surface form: Polyommatus
habitat calcareous grassland
chalk grassland
limestone downland
indicatorOf high-quality calcareous downland
kingdom Animalia
larvalHostPlant Hippocrepis comosa
larvalHostPlantCommonName horseshoe vetch
nativeTo Central Europe
Europe
Southern Europe
Western Europe
observedIn nature reserves on chalk downs
order Lepidoptera
overwintersAs caterpillar
phylum Arthropoda
pollinationRole pollinator of grassland plants
requires short, sparse turf
warm south-facing slopes
scientificName Adonis blue butterfly self-linksurface differs
surface form: Polyommatus bellargus
sexualDimorphism present
taxonRank species
threatenedBy agricultural intensification
scrub encroachment
usedAs indicator species for chalk grassland quality
vernacularNameLanguage English
wingColorFemale brown with blue dusting
wingColorMale bright sky blue
wingPattern black marginal line with white fringe

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Box Hill supportsSpecies Adonis blue butterfly
Adonis blue butterfly commonName Adonis blue butterfly self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Adonis blue
Adonis blue butterfly scientificName Adonis blue butterfly self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Polyommatus bellargus
chalkhill blue butterfly scientificName Adonis blue butterfly
this entity surface form: Polyommatus coridon
chalkhill blue butterfly similarSpecies Adonis blue butterfly
this entity surface form: Adonis blue