Polyommatus golgus
| Polyommatus golgus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Polyommatus |
| Species: | P. golgus |
| Binomial name | |
| Polyommatus golgus (Hübner, 1813) | |
- The Sierra Nevada blue, Polyommatus golgus (Hübner, 1813), is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to Spain with habitat in the Sierra Nevada in Andalusia (Granada and Almería provinces), and is an endangered species.
- Other butterfly named "Sierra Nevada blue" is Agriades podarce (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865), Lycaenidae, from the USA.
Sources
- Polyommatus golgus (Wikispecies)(EN).
- Polyommatus golgus (Wikipedia)(ES).
- Plebejus-podarce at butterfliesandmoths.org
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