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The large blue (Phengaris arion) is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.The species was first defined in 1758 and first recorded in Britain in 1795. [2] In 1979 the species became mostly extinct in Britain but has been successfully reintroduced with new conservation methods. [3]
Phengaris alcon, the Alcon blue or Alcon large blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae and is found in Europe and across the Palearctic to Siberia and Mongolia. Seitz 83a Description from Seitz
Caterpillars of the large blue butterfly (Phengaris arion) parasitically prey on this ant. The caterpillar hatches on wild thyme buds and then at the fourth-instar stage tricks the ants into believing it is one of their own larvae. The worker ants then carry the caterpillar to their nest, where it feeds on the ant grubs for 10 months before ...
It becomes a parasite, feeding on ant regurgitations, or a predator on the ant larvae. [3] The caterpillars pupate inside the ants' nest and the ants continue to look after the pupae. Just before the adults emerge, the wings of the butterfly inside the pupal case detach from it, and the pupa becomes silvery.
Phengaris rebeli (formerly Maculinea rebeli), common name mountain Alcon blue, [1] is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.It was first found and described in Styria, Austria, on Mount Hochschwab around 1700. [2]
The scarce large blue (Phengaris teleius) is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.It is found in Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, the Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Poland, Romania, Russia, northern Serbia, [2] Spain, Switzerland, and Ukraine and East across the Palearctic to Japan.
Arhopala amantes, the large oakblue, [1] [2] is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in Asia. [1] [2] [3]Arhopala amantes is the largest lycaenid. It is surprisingly inconspicuous on the wing despite the brilliant metallic blue markings on its upperside.
Myrmica is a genus of ants within the subfamily Myrmicinae. [2] It is widespread throughout the temperate regions of the Holarctic and high mountains in Southeast Asia. [2] [3]The genus consists of around 200 known species and additional subspecies, [2] although this figure is likely to rise as soon as the Chinese and Nearctic fauna lists are revised.