Polyommatus damon (ex-Agrodiaetus damon)
         
Damon Blue  
Le Sablé du sainfoin  
           

 
 
 
   
1] male of Polyommatus damon alt.2100m - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 15/08/2014   2] male alt.811m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 26/07/2014
 
 
       
       
   
3] male alt.2000m - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 10/07/2011   4] same individual as 3]  
       
       
   
5] other male alt.2000m - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 10/07/2011   6] other male alt.2000m - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 10/07/2011  
       
       
   
7] male alt.1700m - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 11/07/2011   8] same individual as 7]  
       
       
   
9] male alt.1700m - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 11/07/2011   10] same individual as 9]  
       
       
   
11] male - Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 16/07/2012   12] male alt.1374m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 17/08/2016  
       
       
   
13] female of Polyommatus damon alt.2100m - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 15/08/2014   14] same specimen as 13]
 
 
       
       
   
15] other female alt.2100m - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 15/08/2014   16] female alt.1100m - Alpes maritimes (France) - 31/08/2013
 
 
       
       
   
17] same specimen as 16]   18] same specimen as 16]  
       
       
   
19] same specimen as 16]   20] same female as 16] while mating  
       
       
   
21] mating pair (male above) alt.2100m - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 15/08/2014   22] caterpillar found on Onobrychis sp. alt.1042m - Alpes maritimes (France) - 15/06/2016  
       
       
   
23] same larva as 22], interacting with an ant   24] same larva as 22], interacting with an ant  
       
       
   
25] same larva as 22], interacting with ants
 
  26] same larva as 22], interacting with an ant ; on this picture, the ant is taking some liquid from the Newcomer's gland  
       
       
   
27] mature caterpillar interacting with an ant of genus Formica - Hautes alpes (France) - 19/06/2013   28] same scene as 27]
 
 
       
       
   
29] same larva as 27]   30] same larva as 27]  
       
       
   
31] same larva as 27]   32] same larva as 27]  
       
       
       
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