Panoptes Blue (Pseudophilotes panoptes)
| Family | Lycaenidae |
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| Subfamily | Polyommatinae |
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| Genus | Pseudophilotes |
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| Species | panoptes |
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| Authority | (Hübner, [1813]) |
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| English Name | Panoptes Blue |
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| European Red List 2010 | Near Threatened (NT) |
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| EU 27 Red List 2010 | Near Threatened (NT) |
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| European Red List 2025 | Least Concern (LC) |
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| EU 27 Red List 2025 | Least Concern (LC) |
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| Habitats Directive | |
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| Bern Convention | |
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| CITES | |
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Description
At present the species is widespread in the Iberian Peninsula. It lives on dry grasslands between 200
and 1900m elevation. The caterpillars are visited by ants of the genus Camponotus. The species has
two generations and one can find adults on the wing from March until August. Larval foodplants
are Thymus and Saturja species. The taxonomic status (whether subspecies of S. baton or a separate
species) is under discussion.
Distribution
Portugal / Portugal: Mainland / Spain / Spain: Mainland /
Larval Foodplants
| # | Order | Family | Genus | Species | Vernacular Name | Link | | 1 | Lamiales | Lamiaceae | Thymus | | Thymes | |
| 2 | Lamiales | Lamiaceae | Thymus | granatensis | | |
| 3 | Lamiales | Lamiaceae | Thymus | orospedanus | | |
| 4 | Lamiales | Lamiaceae | Thymus | zygis | | |
| 5 | Lamiales | Lamiaceae | Thymus | zygis ssp. gracilis | | |
