Anomalous Blue

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Polyommatus admetus

Anomalous Blue, a reference photo
Photo: Zeynel Cebeci · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Polyommatus admetus, the anomalous blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper in 1783. It is found in south-eastern Europe and Turkey.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Anomalous Blue being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Lycaenidae
Species
Polyommatus admetus

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