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Polyommatus juno on Anthemis pauciloba Polyommatus juno on Anthemis pauciloba<br />
Again, thanks to Oz Rittner of the Steinhardt Natural History Museum for helping me with the ID. <br />
 Anthemis pauciloba,Israel,Mount Hermon,Polyommatus juno Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Polyommatus juno on Anthemis pauciloba

Polyommatus juno on Anthemis pauciloba
Again, thanks to Oz Rittner of the Steinhardt Natural History Museum for helping me with the ID.

    comments (5)

  1. Hope you find it, Yael, the blues can be tricky. Posted 5 years ago
    1. a friend I trust told me the Hebrew name, only there is a disagreement on the Latin name... Posted 5 years ago
      1. Ah, a reverse translation issue? Posted 5 years ago
        1. exactly. and I'm still waiting on the expert from the natural history museum... :-) Posted 5 years ago
          1. Thank you very much for taking such great care of an accurate ID! Posted 5 years ago

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Polyommatus juno is a small butterfly of the Lycaenidae family.
One of the small blues with a wingspan of 25-40 mm, resembles the common Polyommatus icarus, of which it is often considered a subspecies, but with less conspicuous underside markings. The Juno inhabits mountains, in steppe and shrubby patches on mountaintops, and on stony slopes. Host plants are the legumes milk-vetches (Astragalus spp.) and sainfoins (Onobrychis spp.). This butterfly flies June through August in several broods.

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Yael Orgad
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By Yael Orgad

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Uploaded Jul 14, 2020. Captured Jul 6, 2020 12:07.
  • E-M1
  • f/9.0
  • 1/800s
  • ISO200
  • 150mm