Glaucopsyche melanops

Taxobox
name = Glaucopsyche melanops

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image_width = 240px
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
superfamilia = Papilionoidea
familia = Lycaenidae
genus = "Glaucopsyche"
subgenus = "Glaucopsyche"
species = "G. melanops"
binomial = "Glaucopsyche melanops"
binomial_authority = Boidsduval, 1828
synonyms =The Black-Eyed Blue "(Glaucopsyche melanops)" is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in the Western part of Southern Europe and North Africa.

The length of the forewings is 11-13 mm. The butterfly flies from May to July depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Fabaceae species.

External links

* [http://nlbif.eti.uva.nl/bis/vlinders.php?selected=beschrijving&menuentry=soorten&id=149 Butterflies of Europe]