Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Arthropoda > Class: Insecta > Order: Lepidoptera > Family: Lycaenidae > Genus: Plebicula > Species: Plebicula golgus

Nevada Blue - Plebicula golgus (Hübner, 1819)

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe	Not evaluated (IUCN)
Protected by	EU Habitats Directive and 2 other international agreements
Natura 2000 sites	3 are designated for this species
Most preferred habitats	grassland sparsely vegetated land

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
ES6140004	Spain	Sierra Nevada	Map
ES6140009	Spain	Sierra Nevada Noroeste	Map
ES6140005	Spain	Sierra de La Sagra	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)	Annex II: strictly protected fauna species	http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp
	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
Azuré bétique	French	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Nevada Blue	English	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Nevada-Bläuling	German	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Niña de Sierra Nevada	Spanish	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC

No synonyms available.

Other resources

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

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