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Pseudophilotes panoptes

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Species of butterfly
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Pseudophilotes panoptes
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Pseudophilotes
Species: P. panoptes
Binomial name
Pseudophilotes panoptes
(Hübner, 1813)
Synonyms
  • Papilio panoptes Hübner,
  • Scolitantides panoptes

Pseudophilotes panoptes, the Panoptes blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found on the Iberian Peninsula and in North Africa, including Morocco.

It is very like Pseudophilotes baton but without the reddish yellow anal spots. The wingspan is 18–22 mm. There are two generations per year with adults on wing from March to August.

The larvae feed on Thymus species.

Etymology

Named in the Classical tradition. Argus Panoptes is a many-eyed giant in Greek mythology.

References

  1. van Swaay, C., Wynhoff, I., Verovnik, R., Wiemers, M., López Munguira, M., Maes, D., Sasic, M., Verstrael, T., Warren, M. & Settele, J. (2010). "Pseudophilotes panoptes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T173247A6979667. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-1.RLTS.T173247A6979667.en. Retrieved 23 January 2024.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. Seitz, A. Seitz, A. ed. Band 1: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Tagfalter, 1909, 379 Seiten, mit 89 kolorierten Tafeln (3470 Figuren) Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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Taxon identifiers
Pseudophilotes panoptes
Papilio panoptes


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