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:''"Large blue" redirects here. This can also refer to other species of ''Maculinea. The large blue (''Phengaris arion'', also known as ''Maculinea arion'' and ''Glaucopsyche arion'') is species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. The species was first defined in 1758 and first discovered in Britain in 1795. In 1979 the species went extinct in Britain but has been successfully reintroduced with new conservation methods.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.ukbms.org/SpeciesFactsheets.aspx?speciesId=73 )〕 Currently large blue is classified as "Near Threatened" on the IUCN red list of threatened species.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/12659/0 )〕 Today ''P. arion'' can be found in Europe, the Caucasus, Armenia, West Siberia, Altai, North-West Kazakhstan and Sichuan.〔 The large blue can be distinguished by its unique speckled black dots on its wings with a blue background. The large blue butterfly is well known among the behavioral ecology field as it exhibits a unique parasitic relationship with ''Myrmica'' ants, specifically with ''Myrmica sabuleti.''〔 The species also feeds on thyme and marjoram as food plants early on in its life cycle. ==Subspecies== *''M. a. arion'' Europe West Siberia, Altai, North-West Kazakhstan *''M. a. delphinatus'' (Fruhstorfer, 1910) "Dauphine" *''M. a. zara Jachontov'', 1935 Caucasus, Armenia 〔Butterfly Conservation Armenia〕 *''M. a. buholzeri'' Rezbanyai, 1978 *''M. a. inferna'' Sibatani, Saigusa & Hirowatari, 1994 Sichuan 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Large blue」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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