Blue ant
A blue ant is a butterfly belonging to the blue family. The following species are represented in Germany, Austria and Switzerland:
- Phengaris Alcon (Phengaris alcon (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775))
- Dark blue antblue (Phengaris nausithous (Bergsträsser, 1779))
- Heller Wiesenknopf blue ant (Phengaris teleius (Bergsträsser, 1779), also called Großer Moorbläuling)
- Quendel blue ant (Phengaris arion (Linnaeus, 1758))
- Blue gentian ant (Phengaris rebeli (Hirschke, 1904))