Polyommatus hispana
| Polyommatus hispana | |
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| Male (El Mas de Bondia, Lleida, Catalonia) | |
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| Female | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Tribe: | Polyommatini |
| Genus: | Polyommatus |
| Species: | P. hispana |
| Binomial name | |
| Polyommatus hispana Herrich-Schäffer, 1852 | |
The Provence chalk-hill blue (Polyommatus hispana) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Spain, Southern France and Northern Italy.
The wingspan is 16–18 mm. The butterfly flies from April to September.
The larvae feed on horseshoe vetch.
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