POLYOMMATUS ICARUS
| English name: | Common Blue |
| Norwegian name: | Vanlig blåvinge |
| Auctor: | (Rottemburg, 1775) |
| Original description: | as Papilio icarus in Naturforscher, Halle 6:21. |
| Syn.: | argus (Poda, 1761) (nom. praeocc.) |
| Syn.: | alexis (Scopoli, 1763) (nom. praeocc.) |
| Syn.: | thetis (Esper, [1777]) (nom. praeocc.) |
| Syn.: | pampholyge (Bergsträsser, 1779) |
| Syn.: | candybus (Bergsträsser, 1779) |
| Syn.: | candiope (Bergsträsser, 1779) |
| Syn.: | candaon (Bergsträsser, 1779) |
| Syn.: | oceanus (Bergsträsser, 1779) |
| Syn.: | polyphemus (Esper, [1779]) |
| Syn.: | fusciolus (Fourcroy, 1785) |
| Syn.: | icarinus (Scharfenberg, 1791) |
| Syn.: | oebalus (Hoffmannsegg, 1804) |
| Syn.: | iphis Meigen, 1830 |
| Syn.: | pusillus (Gerhard, 1851) |
| Syn.: | zelleri Verity, 1919 |
| Syn.: | taurica (Venzmer, 1920) |
| Type locality of nominate species: | Sachsen, Germany. |
| Subspecies in Norway: | P. icarus icarus, P. icarus jotunensis, P. icarus septentrionalis. |
| Worldwide distribution: | Widely distributed throughout the temperate part of the Palaearctic region. |
| Notes: | Females of Norwegian icarus belong to the beautiful blue ff. caerula Fuchs, 1877. |
| The brown female form icarus does not fly in Norway. |
P. icarus icarus | |
| Auctor: | Rottemburg, 1775 |
| Syn.: | - - - |
| Type locality of subspecies: | Sachsen, Germany. |
| Distribution in Norway: | South and central Norway. |
| Notes: | - - - |
| Described forms found in Norway: | f. icarus, f. icarinus (no spots in FW underside cell) |
| Etymology: | icarus: Ikaros was a protégé of Dionysus, who taught him |
| viticulture; in Greek mythology. |
P. icarus jotunensis | |
| Auctor: | Henriksen, 1982 |
| Syn.: | - - - |
| Type locality of subspecies: | "Northern Telemark, Dovre-Jotunheimen". |
| Distribution in Norway: | Mountains of South Norway; Telemark, Dovre, Jotunheimen, |
| over 600 m. | |
| Notes: | - - - |
| Described forms found in Norway: | f. icarus, f. icarinus (no spots in FW underside cell) |
| Etymology: | jotunensis = from Jotunheimen. |
P. icarus septentrionalis | |
| Auctor: | Fuchs |
| Syn.: | - - - |
| Original description: | in Jahrbücher des Nassauischen Vereins für Naturkunde 53 : 31-35. |
| Type locality of subspecies: | Lapland. |
| Distribution in Norway: | North Norway. |
| Notes: | - - - |
| Described forms found in Norway: | f. icarus, f. icarinus (no spots in FW underside cell) |
| Etymology: | septentrionalis = northern. |
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POLYOMMATUS ICARUS ICARUS from Norway |
| Specimen | EIS | Region | Kommune | Coll. date | Form | Remarks | Elevation |
| 1 | 19 | Ø | Halden | 10-JUN-1990 | m | ||
| 2 | 28 | BØ | Lier | 07-JUN-1989 | m (ventral view) | ||
| 3 | 28 | BØ | Nedre Eiker | 15-AUG-2001 | f | 310 m | |
| 4 | 28 | BØ | Nedre Eiker | 05-AUG-2001 | f | 310 m | |
| 5 | 19 | VE | Tjøme | 26-MAY-1990 | f | 10 m | |
| 6 | 28 | BØ | Røyken | 15-JUN-1986 | f | 150 m | |
| 7 | 19 | Ø | Halden | 16-JUN-1990 | f. icarus | f (ventral view) | |
| 8 | 43 | BV | Ål | 10-JUL-1990 | f. icarina | f (ventral view) | 475 m |
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POLYOMMATUS ICARUS JOTUNESIS |
| Specimen | EIS | Region | Kommune | Coll. date | Form | Remarks | Elevation |
| 1 | 77 | MRI | Norddal | 12-JUN-1989 | m | 400 m | |
| 2 | 28 | TEI | Tinn | 27-JUL-2001 | m (ventral view) | 780 m | |
| 3 | 77 | MRI | Norddal | 23-JUN-1998 | f | 400 m | |
| 4 | 69 | SFI | Luster | 05-AUG-1996 | f (venteal view) | 350 m |
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For comparison: POLYOMMATUS ICARUS from Norway, Spain, Turkey, Armenia and Iran |
| Specimen | Country | Region | District | Coll. date | Subspecies | Remarks | Elevation |
| 1 | Norway | EIS 43, BV | Ål | 08-JUL-1989 | ssp. icarus | m | 475 m |
| 2 | Norway | EIS 19, Ø | Halden | 16-JUN-1990 | ssp. icarus | f | sea-level |
| 3 | Spain | Catalunya | Ripollés | 01-JUL-2002 | ssp. zelleri | m | 1800 m |
| 4 | Spain | Catalunya | Alt Emporadá | 29-JUN-2002 | ssp. zelleri | f | 10 m |
| 5 | Turkey | Antalya | Teke Geçidi | 31-JUL-2003 | ssp. icarus | m | 1200 m |
| 6 | Turkey | Antalya | Teke Geçidi | 31-JUL-2003 | ssp. icarus | f | 1200 m |
| 7 | Armenia | Kotyak | w Geghard | 13-JUN-2004 | ssp. icarus | m | 1750 m |
| 8 | Armenia | Yerevan | Yerevan City | 12-JUN-2004 | ssp. icarus | f | 1260 m |
| 9 | Iran | Teheran | Kalār Khān | 03-JUN-2005 | ssp. icarus | m | 2260 m |
| 10 | Iran | Mazandaran | Haraz valley | 05-JUN-2005 | ssp. icarus | f | 1430 m |
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