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European Common Blue
Polyommatus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775)
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Polyommatinae
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Pollinator Week was June 20-26, 2022!
Butterflies and moths are accidental pollinators of many flowering plants. While most species do not have special structures to carry pollen, they do brush against pollen and transfer it to other flowers.
Did you know? The Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas) flies close to the ground and uses its short proboscis to probe flowers of wild strawberry, white sweet clover, and other low-lying plants.
Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 26 verified sightings

Observation date: Aug 02, 2016
Submitted by: skyrie
Region: Quebec, Canada
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Apr 04, 2022

Observation date: Sep 05, 2015
Submitted by: BeaLaporte
Region: Quebec, Canada
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Apr 04, 2022

Observation date: Jun 15, 2016
Submitted by: Allyson Gray
Region: Quebec, Canada
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Apr 04, 2022

Observation date: Jul 24, 2018
Submitted by: R.Duval
Region: Quebec, Canada
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Apr 04, 2022

Observation date: Sep 16, 2018
Submitted by: TechnoparcYUL
Region: Quebec, Canada
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Apr 04, 2022

Observation date: Jul 25, 2020
Submitted by: shtinkov
Region: Quebec, Canada
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Apr 04, 2022

Observation date: Sep 16, 2020
Submitted by: Pellegrino
Region: Quebec, Canada
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Apr 04, 2022

Observation date: Jul 24, 2020
Submitted by: johanncousinard
Region: Quebec, Canada
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Apr 03, 2022

Observation date: Aug 07, 2020
Submitted by: johanncousinard
Region: Quebec, Canada
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Apr 03, 2022

Observation date: Aug 07, 2020
Submitted by: johanncousinard
Region: Quebec, Canada
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Apr 03, 2022

Observation date: Jun 24, 2020
Submitted by: johanncousinard
Region: Quebec, Canada
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Apr 03, 2022

Observation date: Jul 10, 2021
Submitted by: fxbip
Region: Quebec, Canada
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Apr 03, 2022

Observation date: Jul 11, 2021
Submitted by: fxbip
Region: Quebec, Canada
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Apr 03, 2022

Observation date: Sep 06, 2020
Submitted by: Dogsledding101
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Sep 08, 2020

Observation date: Jul 25, 2020
Submitted by: linus
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 27, 2020

Observation date: Jun 13, 2020
Submitted by: rarecat
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jun 25, 2020

Observation date: Sep 26, 2014
Submitted by: zipper2
Region: Quebec, Canada
Verified by: Jim Edsall
Verified date: Dec 10, 2015

Observation date: Jul 23, 2015
Submitted by: tlornsen
Region: Quebec, Canada
Verified by: Jim Edsall
Verified date: Dec 08, 2015

Observation date: Jun 21, 2013
Submitted by: doris potter
Region: Quebec, Canada
Verified by: Jim Edsall
Verified date: Jun 22, 2013

Observation date: Jun 18, 2013
Submitted by: doris potter
Region: Quebec, Canada
Verified by: Jim Edsall
Verified date: Jun 22, 2013

Observation date: Aug 24, 2012
Submitted by: pierre martin
Region: Quebec, Canada
Verified by: Jim Edsall
Verified date: Sep 30, 2012

Observation date: Jul 23, 2010
Submitted by: Tom Middagh (Yohann Racine)
Region: Quebec, Canada
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Mar 08, 2011

Observation date: Jul 23, 2010
Submitted by: Tom Middagh (Yohann Racine)
Region: Quebec, Canada
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Mar 08, 2011

Observation date: Jul 27, 2007
Submitted by: chantalhamelkropf (Chantal Hamel-Kropf)
Region: Quebec, Canada
Verified by: chantalhamelkropf (Chantal Hamel-Kropf)
Verified date: Dec 31, 2010
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