European Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus)

Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus)

Male - Mirabel, QC 23/08/2011

Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus)

Montreal, QC 09/09/2016

Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus)

Male - Mirabel, QC 23/08/2011

Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus)

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.