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Lycaenidae
77a0663 – 4368.5   Polyommatus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775)
Distribution Data for Polyommatus icarus
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Host Plants:
Host familiy: Fabaceae.  Host genera: Astragalus Lathyrus Lotus Medicago Oxytropis Securigera Trifolium Vicia.  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025)
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • icarus (Rottemburg, 1775) (Papilio) - MONA 1983: [NEW]
  • icarus (Rottemburg, 1775) (Papilio)
  • alexis (Scopoli, 1763) (Papilio)
  • candaon (Bergsträsser, 1779) (Papilio)
  • candiope (Bergsträsser, 1779) (Papilio)
  • candybus (Bergsträsser, 1779) (Papilio)
  • casanensis (Krulikovsky, 1891) (Lycaena)
  • fusciolus (Geoffroy, 1785) (Papilio)
  • icarinus (Scharfenberg, 1791) (Papilio)
  • iphis Meigen, 1830 (Polyommatus)
  • oceanus (Bergsträsser, 1779) (Papilio)
  • oebalus (Hofmannsegg, 1804) (Papilio)
  • pampholyge (Bergsträsser, 1779) (Papilio)
  • polyphemus (Esper, 1779) (Papilio)
  • pusillus (Gerhard, 1851) (Lycaena)
  • thetis (Esper, 1777) (Papilio)
  • References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
    • Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at iNaturalist
    • Species Page at the Butterflies of America

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