Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) fulgens is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the north and north-east of Spain.Fauna Europaea
The wingspan is about 29 mm.lepiforum.de The upper side of the male is very pale blue with an androconial spot and a light brown border, while the upper side of the female is brown. The reverse has an ocher background in the female and lighter in the male, adorned in both cases with black dots outlined in white and a white stripe on the hindwing. Polyommatus fulgens is very similar to Polyommatus dolus Adults are on wing from July to August.
The larvae feed on Onobrychis viciifolia and other Onobrychis species.
Varieties or forms
Polyommatus fulgens v. fulgens (north-east Iberian Peninsula, Spain) Polyommatus fulgens v. ainsae Forster, 1961 (north Iberian Peninsula, Spain) Both taxa without geographical separation, continuous distribution.
The taxon P. f. ainsae was treated as a full species by some authors, but molecular studies have concluded that it is the same species as the taxon P. f. fulgens.
Synonyms Agrodiaetus dolus fulgens de Sagarra, 1925 Agrodiaetus ainsae Forster, 1961 Polyommatus fulgens f. pseudovirgilius (Lesse, 1962) Agrodiaetus ainsae leonensis Verhulst, 2004
References
Photos of Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) fulgens, sensu lato.