ARKive - Adonis blue - Lysandra bellargus- species related by group

Species that have a similar taxonomy to the Adonis blue (Lysandra bellargus)

Peninsula skolly (Thestor yildizae)
Information on the Peninsula skolly (Thestor yildizae) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 4 Images 0 videos
Orachrysops (Orachrysops niobe)
Information on Orachrysops niobe is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 videos
Piedmont anomalous blue (Polyommatus humedasae)
Information on the Piedmont anomalous blue is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 5 Images 0 videos
Indian cupid (Chilades parrhasius)
Information on the Indian cupid is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 videos
Blue pansy (Precis orithya)
Information on the blue pansy is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 4 Images 0 videos
Large copper butterfly (Lycaena dispar)
The large copper butterfly (Lycaena dispar) has wings of a bright coppery-orange, fringed with black. The undersides are silvery-blue with... More 8 Images 6 Videos
Small copper butterfly (Lycaena phlaeus)
One of the UK’s smaller butterflies, the small copper makes up for its diminutive size by being one of the most territorial and aggressive... More 13 Images 0 videos
Silver-studded blue (Plebeius argus)
Males are deep blue with a dark border and white fringe, and can be distinguished from other blue butterflies by the presence of a spur on... More 25 Images 3 Videos
Northern brown argus (Aricia artaxerxes)
This small butterfly is dark brown in colour with orange crescents towards the edge of the wings, those on the forewings are absent or very... More 17 Images 0 videos
Desert babul blue (Azanus ubaldus)
A finely-marked, beautiful butterfly of Africa and Asia, the male desert babul blue (Azanus ubaldus) has iridescent blue upperparts with... More 2 Images 0 videos
Common blue (Polyommatus icarus)
The common blue is the most widespread of the blue butterflies in Britain, and as the name suggests, it is one of the most common... More 14 Images 3 Videos
Mediterranean pierrot (Tarucus roseacus)
Information on the Mediterranean pierrot is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 videos
African babul blue (Azanus jesous)
A finely-marked, beautiful butterfly of Africa and Asia, the male African babul blue (Azanus jesous) has lilac-blue wings with black margins... More 3 Images 0 videos
Grass jewel (Freyeria trochylus)
Information on the grass jewel is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 videos
Long-tailed blue (Lampides boeticus)
Information on the long-tailed blue is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 7 Images 0 videos
Alcon large blue (Maculinea alcon)
Information on the Alcon large blue is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 9 Images 0 videos
Large blue butterfly (Maculinea arion)
The large blue butterfly (Maculinea arion) is blue with a black outer margin and black flashes on the upper wing. It is greyish on... More 10 Images 0 videos
Green hairstreak (Callophrys rubi)
The wings of the green hairstreak butterfly are dull brown on the uppersides, but bright green on the underside, with a white 'streak'... More 8 Images 1 Video
Western pygmy blue (Brephidium exile)
The smallest butterfly in the USA, the tiny western pygmy blue (Brephidium exile) is notoriously difficult to find, but is certainly worth... More 6 Images 0 videos
Sierra Nevada blue (Polyommatus golgus)
Information on the Sierra Nevada blue is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 5 Images 0 videos
Southern purple (Aslauga australis)
Information on the southern purple is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 videos
Smith's blue butterfly (Euphilotes enoptes smithi)
Information on the Smith's blue butterfly is being written and researched and will appear here shortly... More 4 Images 0 videos
Scarce large blue (Phengaris teleius)
Information on the Scarce large blue is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 11 Images 1 Video
Spanish zephyr blue (Plebejus hespericus)
Information on the Spanish zephyr blue (Plebejus hespericus) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 videos
Alpine zephyr blue (Plebejus trappi)
Information on the Alpine zephyr blue (Plebejus trappi) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 videos
Hermes copper (Lycaena hermes)
Information on the Hermes copper (Lycaena hermes) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 4 Images 0 videos
Scarce copper (Lycaena virgaureae)
Information on the scarce copper is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 6 Images 0 videos
Zullich's blue (Plebejus zullichi)
Information on Zullich's blue is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 videos
Mother-of-pearl blue (Polyommatus nivescens)
The mother-of-pearl blue (Polyommatus nivescens) is a small, delicately-marked butterfly found only in Spain. This elegant species has pale... More 1 Image 0 videos
Grecian copper (Lycaena ottomana)
Information on the Grecian copper (Lycaena ottomana) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 videos

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