What kind of Polyommatus is this? The Polyommatus thersites?

Willempie_1 · 11. Dezember 2019

Hello everybody,

Some weeks ago I bought an old butterfly cabinet. This butterfly was one of the butterflies I got. The placard says that it it a Polyommatus thersites. But i was wondering, is that possible? Do or did they actually live in England?

Thanks for the help!
Willem

Kuehnapfel · 13. Dezember 2019

Hello Willem,
I'am sure, it's Polyommatus icarus. On underside you see on the right side the basic point clearly.

Regards
Klaus-Bernhard

bellargus · 14. Dezember 2019

As Klaus-Bernhard mentioned, you can clearly see one cell spot on the underside of the right fore-wing (it's fairly faint and the others are missing). But even if all spots were missing, P. thersites could be ruled out anyway, because it is absent from the whole UK.

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