Polyommatus coridon (Poda, 1761)

[ Papilio] coridon Poda, 1761: 77 .

FIRST RECORD FOR THE VALDIERI AREA. — Turati & Verity (1911).

CHOROTYPE. — European.

ECOLOGY. — Open herbaceous, lower montane-subalpine, thermophilous, xerophilous.

EDIT PROJECT SAMPLING. — Natural reserve Juniperus phoenicea, dry grassland 878 m, VII.2008 ; Pian della Casa, subalpine pastures 1650, VII-VIII.2008 ; Fishing reserve Cappello di Napoleone, Beech-wood clearings, 1300 m, VIII.2009 ; Valasco, Rhododendron heathland, 1690 m, VII-VIII.2009 ; Valasco, Hygrophilous grassland 1750 m, VIII.2009 ; Valasco, Juniperus heathland/grassland, 1790 m, VIII.2009 ; Valasco, Subalpine scree, 1900 m, VIII.2009, CS .