Higgin's Anomalous Blue
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The Gallo's Anomalous Blue (Polyommatus galloi) is a species of butterfly
in the Lycaenidae
family. It is endemic to Italy
.
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
in the Lycaenidae
Lycaenidae
The Lycaenidae are the second-largest family of butterflies, with about 6000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies...
family. It is endemic to Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
.
Source
- Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. Polyommatus galloi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 July 2007.