World Species : Vacciniina optilete (Cranberry Blue)

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Vacciniina optilete (Cranberry Blue)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The Cranberry Blue (Plebejus optilete) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in North Eastern Europe, the Alps, North Asia, Japan, Korea and North Western North America. The length of the forewings is ca. 14 mm. The butterfly flies from June to August depending on the location. The larvae feed on Vaccinium oxycoccos, Empetrum nigrum, Bilberry and other Cranberry and Empetrum species. \n* Upperside \n* Underside

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Infraspecies

Attributes

Wing Span ^[1]

0.827 inches (.021 m)

Protected Areas

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Prey / Diet

Vaccinium hagerupii (small cranberry)	^[2]
Vaccinium myrtillus (myrtle blueberry)	^[2]
Vaccinium uliginosum (bog blueberry)	^[3]

Prey / Diet Overlap

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External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ ¹Butterflies of Canada, Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility
♦ ²HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
♦ ³Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.

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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0