Polyommatus bellargus (Rottemburg, 1775)
(Adonis Blue)

Interactions where Polyommatus bellargus is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Aplomya confinis a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Aplomya confinis/Aplomya confinisa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Lycaenidae/Polyommatus bellargus/Polyommatus bellargusAdonis bluelarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva

Author & YearTitleSource
Belshaw, R., 1993Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 10, Part 4a(i), 169pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Polyommatus bellargus (Adonis Blue) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Polyommatus bellargus (Adonis Blue) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPolyommatus bellargus (Adonis Blue)
GenusPolyommatus (a genus of blue butterflies)
TribePolyommatini (a tribe of blue butterflies)
SubfamilyPOLYOMMATINAE (blue butterflies)
FamilyLYCAENIDAE (blues, coppers and hairstreaks)
SuperfamilyPAPILIONOIDEA (butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Polyommatus bellargus (Adonis Blue)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Bourn, N., Thomas, J., Stewart, K. & Clarke, R. 2002 Importance of habitat quality and isolation British Wildlife Vol 13, No 6: 398-403.
Jones, R.A. 2005 Polyommatus bellargus, melanic male Vol 18 Page: Plate 1

Polyommatus bellargus (Adonis Blue) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Polyommatus bellargus (Adonis Blue):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 27 images of Polyommatus bellargus (Adonis Blue)
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