Family | Lycaenidae |
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Subfamily | Polyommatinae |
Genus | Polyommatus |
Species | ripartii |
Authority | (Freyer, 1830) |
English Name | Ripart's Anomalous Blue |
European Red List 2010 | Least Concern (LC) |
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EU 27 Red List 2010 | Near Threatened (NT) |
European Red List 2025 | Near Threatened (NT) |
EU 27 Red List 2025 | Near Threatened (NT) |
Habitats Directive | |
Bern Convention | BC II ssp |
CITES |
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.
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