page_title: Eumedonia eumedon
hierarchical_section_title: Eumedonia eumedon
caption_attribution_description: LYCAENA calida cramera ornata artaxerxes myntiecias eumedon tf eumedon g U -ylgia § '"'"■""' :ntiqua ^ antiqua Li pri\..M iinvat; . oun/.cii! ^, nyacinthus anteros 5 anteros U eros d" eros j eros U coerulescens erotides o' eroiides 5 L.l,^uu^alii boisduvallii 2 hyacinthus phyllides phyllides ^ anteros c? anteros 5 anteros U eros d" % amor amor U erigone .? erigone ^ superba U dagmara dagmara U actinides caudalus d" icarus o" icarus 5 icarus U %%4 sartha orient. ills I, iVis amurensis U ^a" Wl^ myrnin.ii- .-,!..■.;. nyias 3 n.is 1 hylas ^ U ni nivi;scens v Pars I. Fauna palaearctica 1.
context_page_description: Eumedonia eumedon, the geranium argus, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Palearctic ecozone. This butterfly has been included in the genera Plebejus, Plebeius, Polyommatus and Aricia, but recent molecular studies have demonstrated that Eumedonia is a valid genus, different from the previous genera mentioned.
  The wingspan is 26–30 mm. The butterfly flies from May to August depending on the location.
  The larvae feed on Geraniaceae species.
context_section_description: Eumedonia eumedon, the geranium argus, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Palearctic ecozone. This butterfly has been included in the genera Plebejus, Plebeius, Polyommatus and Aricia, but recent molecular studies have demonstrated that Eumedonia is a valid genus, different from the previous genera mentioned.
  The wingspan is 26–30 mm. The butterfly flies from May to August depending on the location.
  The larvae feed on Geraniaceae species (genera Geranium and Erodium).
caption: Seitz 80a
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