European Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus)
European Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus)
Male - Mirabel, QC 23/08/2011
Montreal, QC 09/09/2016
Male - Mirabel, QC 23/08/2011
Female - Montreal, QC 11/09/2015
Member of Family: Lycaenidae
French common name: Bleu commun d'Europe
This species is a recent introduction from Europe. It appears to have been introduced in the vicinity of Mirabel Airport, and has since spread beyond Montreal in the East, and into Eastern Ontario to the West.