Polyommatus magnifica

Polyommatus magnifica
	Seitz plate 80f
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Riodinidae
Genus:	Polyommatus
Species:	P. magnifica
Binomial name
	Polyommatus magnifica; (Grum-Grshimailo,1885) [1]
Synonyms
	Lycaena superba Staudinger, 1887

Polyommatus magnifica is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Grigory Grum-Grshimailo in 1885. It is found in Ghissar, Alai, and W.Tian-Shan (Gissaro–Alai open woodlands)

L. superba Stgr. (= magnifica Gr.-Grsh.) (80f). A very easily recognized insect, as the brilliant blue colour of the upperside of the male is restricted to the costal and basal areas of the forewing, forming also streaks along the main veins; the hindwing is dark grey and has only when the sun shines upon it a light, grey sheen, which is mainly caused by the hairs. ‘The underside has large ocelli with large pupils, which are partly elongate-ovate. Female above brown, with yellowish red spots anteriorly, at once recognized by the underside. — In the Pamir, caught in June at 6000 ft. [2]

References

Grum-Grshimailo, G.E. 1885. Le Pamir et sa faune lédopterologique, in Romanoff, Mémoires sur les Lépidoptères. 4: vii+577 pp, 22 pls.
Seitz. A. in Seitz, A. ed. Band 1: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Tagfalter, 1909, 379 Seiten, mit 89 kolorierten Tafeln (3470 Figuren) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Grum-Grshimailo, G.E. 1885. Le Pamir et sa faune lédopterologique, in Romanoff, Mémoires sur les Lépidoptères. 4: vii+577 pp, 22 pls.

[2] Seitz. A. in Seitz, A. ed. Band 1: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Tagfalter, 1909, 379 Seiten, mit 89 kolorierten Tafeln (3470 Figuren) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.