Polyommatus violetae explained
Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) violetae, the Andalusian anomalous blue, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the south (subspecies violetae) and south-east (subspecies subbaeticus) of Spain. Adults are on wing from July to August.
Subspecies
Two subspecies:
- Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) violetae violetae (Gómez-Bustillo, Expósito & Martínez, 1979)
Type locality: Sierra de Almijara, south-eastern Málaga province, southern Andalusia region, southern Spain
The larvae feed on Onobrychis argentea argentea
- Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) violetae subbaeticus Gil-T. & Gil-Uceda, 2005)
Type locality: Sierra de la Sagra, northern Granada province, north-eastern Andalusia region, south-eastern Spain.
The larvae feed on Onobrychis argentea hispanica
Note: the taxon subbaeticus was described as a subspecies of Agrodiaetus fabressei (Oberthür, 1910), but molecular studies have demonstrate that belongs to the species violetae.
Synonyms
- Agrodiaetus violetae violetae = Agrodiaetus fabressei violetae Gómez-Bustillo, Expósito & Martínez, 1979
- Agrodiaetus violetae subbaeticus = Agrodiaetus fabressei subbaeticus Gil-T. & Gil-Uceda, 2005
Combination
- Valid combination: Agrodiaetus violetae Gómez-Bustillo, Expósito & Martínez, 1979
References
- (2008): Description of the pre-imaginal stages of Agrodiaetus violetae (Gómez-Bustillo, Expósito & Martínez, 1979) and notes about compared ecology and morphology (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Atalanta 39 (1/4): 343-346, 422-423. Full article: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Felipe_Gil-T/publication/257748300_Description_of_the_pre-imaginal_stages_of_Agrodiaetus_violetae_Gomez-Bustillo_Exposito_Martinez_1979_and_notes_about_compared_ecology_and_morphology_Lepidoptera_Lycaenidae/links/5820b6fd08ae40da2cb4f7b7.pdf.
- (2005): Agrodiaetus violetae (Gómez-Bustillo, Expósito & Martínez, 1979): Morfología comparada y descripción de Agrodiaetus fabressei subbaeticus ssp. nov. del sureste de la Península Ibérica (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). Boletín de la Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa 36: 357-364. Full article: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Felipe_Gil-T/publication/242187066_Agrodiaetus_violetae_Gomez-Bustillo_Exposito_Martinez_1979_Morfologia_comparada_y_descripcion_de_Agrodiaetus_fabressei_subbaeticus_ssp_nov_del_sureste_de_la_Peninsula_Iberica_Lepidoptera_Lycaenidae/links/5a0f39330f7e9bd1b2bdc275/Agrodiaetus-violetae-Gomez-Bustillo-Exposito-Martinez-1979-Morfologia-comparada-y-descripcion-de-Agrodiaetus-fabressei-subbaeticus-ssp-nov-del-sureste-de-la-Peninsula-Iberica-Lepidoptera-Lycaenid.pdf.
- (2012): Contribution to the knowledge of Agrodiaetus violetae Gómez-Bustillo, Expósito & Martínez, 1979 sensu lato, an endemic Iberian species; new localities and first records for Sierra Nevada and Almeria province (S. Spain) (Lepidoptera,: Lycaenidae). Atalanta 43 (1/2): 91-94. Full article: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Felipe_Gil-T/publication/257748084_Contribution_to_the_knowledge_of_Agrodiaetus_violetae_Gmez-Bustillo_Expsito__Martnez_1979_sensu_lato_an_endemic_Iberian_species_new_localities_and_first_records_for_Sierra_Nevada_and_Almeria_province_(S._Spain)._(Lepidoptera_Lycaenidae)/links/00463525c79693afef000000.pdf.
- (2010): How common are dot-like distributions? Taxonomical oversplitting in western European Agrodiaetus (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) revealed by chromosomal and molecular markers. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society Vol. 101(1): 130–154. Full article: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Gerard_Talavera/publication/227514878_How_common_are_dotlike_distributions_Taxonomical_oversplitting_in_western_European_Agrodiaetus_(Lepidoptera_Lycaenidae)_revealed_by_chromosomal_and_molecular_markers/links/00b7d516ee18b2e2a9000000.pdf.
