Pseudophilotes 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.

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

It is very like Pseudophilotes baton but without the reddish yellow anal spots.[1] 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. 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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