Ripart's Anomalous Blue (Polyommatus ripartii)
Ripart's Anomalous Blue (Polyommatus ripartii)
Ripart's Anomalous Blue (Polyommatus ripartii)
Ripart's Anomalous Blue (Polyommatus ripartii)
Ripart's Anomalous Blue (Polyommatus ripartii)
Ripart's Anomalous Blue (Polyommatus ripartii)

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Ripart's Anomalous Blue (Polyommatus ripartii)


Photo © Chris van Swaay
FamilyLycaenidae
SubfamilyPolyommatinae
GenusPolyommatus
Speciesripartii
Authority(Freyer, 1830)
English NameRipart's Anomalous Blue
European Red List 2010Least Concern (LC)
EU 27 Red List 2010Near Threatened (NT)
European Red List 2025Near Threatened (NT)
EU 27 Red List 2025Near Threatened (NT)
Habitats Directive
Bern ConventionBC II ssp
CITES

Description

Ripart’s Anomalous Blue is mostly found on dry, grassy places with bushes. Different sainfoins are used as foodplant, such as Sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia), O. arenaria, Rock Sainfoin (O. saxatilis), and O. alba. The female lays her eggs on the flowers. The caterpillars hibernate when still small. They are often attended by ants of the genera Crematogaster, Camponotus, and Lasius. The Ripart’s Anomalous Blue has one generation a year.

Distribution

Albania / Bosnia and Herzegovina (Possibly Present) / Bulgaria / Croatia / France / France: Mainland / Greece / Greece: Mainland / Italy / Italy: Mainland / North Macedonia / Poland / Romania (Possibly Present) / European Russia / Serbia / Serbia: Serbia / Serbia: Kosovo / Spain / Spain: Mainland / Ukraine /

Larval Foodplants

#OrderFamilyGenusSpeciesVernacular NameLink
1FabalesFabaceaeOnobrychisSainfoin
2FabalesFabaceaeOnobrychisalba
3FabalesFabaceaeOnobrychisarenaria
4FabalesFabaceaeOnobrychiscaput-galli
5FabalesFabaceaeOnobrychiscrista-galli
6FabalesFabaceaeOnobrychisebenoides
7FabalesFabaceaeOnobrychissaxatilis
8FabalesFabaceaeOnobrychissupina
9FabalesFabaceaeOnobrychisviciifoliaSainfoin