Dusky large blue
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Phengaris nausithous

The dusky large blue (Phengaris nausithous) is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, and Ukraine.

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The life cycle of this species is strongly related to the herbaceous plant Sanguisorba officinalis (great burnet).

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1. Dusky large blue Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dusky_large_blue
2. Dusky large blue on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/12662/3371835

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