Polyommatus coridon (Poda, 1761)
(Chalkhill Blue, Chalk Hill Blue)

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Polyommatus coridon ab. radiata
a chalkhill blue
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Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPolyommatus coridon (Chalkhill Blue, Chalk Hill 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)
Records of Polyommatus coridon (Chalkhill Blue, Chalk Hill Blue) :
1: Polyommatus coridon (Chalkhill Blue, Chalk Hill Blue)
29 Aug 1970 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Mating pair
Image 1: Mating pair - wings apartImage 2: Mating pair - wings apart (2)Image 3: Mating pair - wings together - undersideImage 4: Mating pair - wings together - underside (2)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Duff, J.P. & Thompson, V. 2003 Chalkhill Blue on Therfield Heath, Hertfordshire British Wildlife Vol 14, No. 3: 180-185.
King, T. 2006 The value of ant-hills in grasslands British Wildlife Vol 17 (6): 392-7.

Polyommatus coridon (Chalkhill Blue, Chalk Hill Blue) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Polyommatus coridon (Chalkhill Blue, Chalk Hill Blue)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Polyommatus coridon (Chalkhill Blue, Chalk Hill Blue)
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