Polyommatus nephohiptamenos
Higgin's Anomalous Blue
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Mt Phalakron, Greece, July 2016
Male with andriconal scales.
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Mt Phalakron, Greece, July 2008
Female doesn't have scent scales.
Field notes and information
An extremely local species from the Mt Phalakron area of north Greece and neighbouring Bulgaria. It's possibly a subspecies or a form of Ripart's anomalous blue, P. ripartii.
Identification & Similar species: The fringes of the male are whiter in this species than P. ripartii . This is subtle and so not an easy feature to use to confirm identification. However, in Bulgaria in 2004 I found two males with pure white upperside hindwing fringes. I believe they are this species.
Distribution & Flight: A small area of Mt Phalakron in Greece and neighbouring Bulgaria. Flies in mid July and August.
Habitat & Behaviour: Dry open grassy places at higher altitudes.
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Mt Phalakron, Greece, July 2016
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Mt Phalakron, Greece, July 2016
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Mt Phalakron, Greece, July 2008
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Mt Phalakron, Greece, July 2016
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Mt Phalakron, Greece, July 2016
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Mt Phalakron, Greece, July 2008
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Greece, July 2000
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Bulgaria, July 2004
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Mt Phalakron, Greece, July 2000
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Mt Phalakron, Greece, July 2008
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Mt Phalakron, Greece, July 2008