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title: "Adonis Blue"
description: "Polyommatus bellargus — Insetos e aranhas. The Adonis blue (Lysandra bellargus, also known as Polyommatus bellargus) is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/adonis-blue
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Adonis Blue

> Polyommatus bellargus — Insetos e aranhas. The Adonis blue (Lysandra bellargus, also known as Polyommatus bellargus) is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.

- Scientific name: *Polyommatus bellargus*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Campos e prados)
- iNaturalist observations: 20283
- Wikidata: [Q1075581](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1075581)
- iNaturalist taxon: [154576](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/154576)

## Names

- en: Adonis Blue
- de: Himmelblauer Bläuling
- es: Niña celeste
- fr: Argus bleu céleste
- nl: Adonisblauwtje
- pl: Modraszek adonis

## Countries with the most observations

FR (3491), IT (3076), DE (1890), ES (1680), AT (788), CH (654), GB (621), HR (618), UA (336), CZ (295), HU (276), PT (208)

## Summary

The Adonis blue (Lysandra bellargus, also known as Polyommatus bellargus) is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It inhabits the Palearctic realm (Western Europe, Central Europe, Southern Europe, Southern Russia, Iraq, Iran, Caucasus, Transcaucasus, and Turkey).
It is found in chalk downland, in warm, sheltered spots, flying low over vegetation, seeking females that are rich chocolate brown in color. The male has brilliantly colored blue wings that give it its name.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adonis_blue

## Photo

![Adonis Blue](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/adonis-blue/medium.jpg)

Photo: Teresa Prandi · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/217509758

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/adonis-blue?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).