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Chalk Hill Blue
Polyommatus coridon
Checklist Number61.020 [B&F: 1575]
Verification
Record will be accepted (subject to date and location checks)
Classification
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Subfamily: | Polyommatinae |
| Genus: | Polyommatus |
| Species: | coridon |
| Authority: | (Poda, 1761) |
A rare Red Data Book species, on chalk downland, south-facing hillsides and quarries; 100-400 m (100-2200 m in Europe) in parts of southern England; mainland Europe, less numerous in the south-west. In Hampshire there are strong populations on Old Winchester Hill, Martin Down, Stockbridge Down and Portsdown Hill, and throughout the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 30-36 mm. Larva feeds on Horseshoe Vetch.