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Baton Blue (Pseudophilotes baton) Piemont, Italy<br /> <br /> EDIT: originally identified wrongly as Checkered Blue (Scolitantides orion). While the Checkered Blue is very similar in appearance, the white rings around the black spots mark it as a Pseudophilotes; and since the very similar looking Eastern Baton Blue (Pseudophilotes vicrama) is found much further to the East, this is the (Western) Baton Blue. Baton Blue,Falter,Geotagged,Insekt,Italien,Italy,Pseudophilotes baton,Schmetterling,Summer,butterfly,mariposa Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Baton Blue (Pseudophilotes baton)

Piemont, Italy

EDIT: originally identified wrongly as Checkered Blue (Scolitantides orion). While the Checkered Blue is very similar in appearance, the white rings around the black spots mark it as a Pseudophilotes; and since the very similar looking Eastern Baton Blue (Pseudophilotes vicrama) is found much further to the East, this is the (Western) Baton Blue.

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    I updated my own identification with a correction today & left a remark in the description. Posted one year ago

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The Pseudophilotes baton

''Pseudophilotes baton'', the baton blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in central and southern Europe and then east across the Palearctic to the Russian Far East.

The wingspan is 10–11 mm. The butterfly flies from April to September.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
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Uploaded Jul 8, 2024. Captured Jul 8, 2024 10:34 in 79MW+6P Valdieri, Province of Cuneo, Italy.
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  • Canon EOS R5
  • f/8.0
  • 1/125s
  • ISO100
  • 105mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.