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Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Arthropoda > Class: Insecta > Order: Lepidoptera > Genus: Polyommatus > Species: Polyommatus eroides

False Eros Blue - Polyommatus eroides Frivaldsky 1835

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe	Not evaluated (IUCN)
Protected by	EU Habitats Directive and 1 other international agreement
Natura 2000 sites	24 are designated for this species
Most preferred habitats	grassland
Natura 2000 species code	4042

Distribution

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Threat and conservation status

This species has not yet been assessed for the IUCN Red List

Natura 2000 sites

Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites

Sitecode	Country	Site name	Action
PLC200004	Poland	Puszcza Białowieska	Map
BG0001011	Bulgaria	Osogovska planina	Map
BG0001389	Bulgaria	Sredna gora	Map
BG0000167	Bulgaria	Belasitsa	Map
BG0000496	Bulgaria	Rilski manastir	Map
BG0000209	Bulgaria	Pirin	Map
BG0001040	Bulgaria	Zapadna Stara planina i Predbalkan	Map
BG0000494	Bulgaria	Tsentralen Balkan	Map
BG0000211	Bulgaria	Tvardishka planina	Map
BG0001030	Bulgaria	Rodopi - Zapadni	Map
BG0000366	Bulgaria	Kresna - Ilindentsi	Map
PLH200006	Poland	Ostoja Knyszyńska	Map
BG0000322	Bulgaria	Dragoman	Map
BG0001031	Bulgaria	Rodopi - Sredni	Map
BG0000164	Bulgaria	Sinite kamani	Map
BG0000113	Bulgaria	Vitosha	Map
BG0000165	Bulgaria	Lozenska planina	Map
BG0000495	Bulgaria	Rila	Map
BG0001307	Bulgaria	Plana	Map
BG0001021	Bulgaria	Reka Mesta	Map
BG0001493	Bulgaria	Tsentralen Balkan - bufer	Map
BG0001028	Bulgaria	Sreden Pirin - Alibotush	Map
PLH200019	Poland	Jelonka	Map
PLH140029	Poland	Kampinoska Dolina Wisły	Map

Protected sites

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Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	More information
Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007 (EU Habitats Directive)	Annex II: animal and plant species of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation.	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
	Annex IV: animal and plant species of community interest in need of strict protection.
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Revised Annex I of Resolution 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention listing the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures (year of revision 2011)	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention lists the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming for the Emerald network]

Common names and synonyms

Common Name	Language	Reference
Bremblauwtje	Dutch	Van Swaay, C.A.M. & Warren, M.S.
False Eros Blue	English	Van Swaay, C.A.M. & Warren, M.S.
Modraszek eroides	Polish	Van Swaay, C.A.M. & Warren, M.S.

No synonyms available.

Other resources

CoL (provisionally accepted name)	Catalogue of Life
Fauna Europaea search	Fauna Europaea
GBIF	Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Habitats Directive Art. 17-2006 summary
ITIS search	Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI search	National Center for Biotechnology Information

External data

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