Polyommatus coridon (Poda, 1761)
(Chalkhill Blue, Chalk Hill Blue)

Interactions where Polyommatus coridon is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Aplomya confinis a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Aplomya confinis/Aplomya confinisa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Lycaenidae/Polyommatus coridon/Polyommatus coridonchalkhill blue, chalk hill bluelarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of usually gregarious larva Minor Phryxe vulgaris a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Phryxe vulgaris/Phryxe vulgarisa parasitoid flyusually gregariouslarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Lycaenidae/Polyommatus coridon/Polyommatus coridonchalkhill blue, chalk hill bluelarvaMinor usually gregarious larva is endoparasitoid of larva

Author & YearTitleSource
Belshaw, R., 1993Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 10, Part 4a(i), 169pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Polyommatus coridon (Chalkhill Blue, Chalk Hill Blue) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Polyommatus coridon (Chalkhill Blue, Chalk Hill Blue) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Polyommatus coridon ab. radiata
a chalkhill blue
Aberration 1 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPolyommatus coridon (Chalkhill Blue, Chalk Hill Blue)
GenusPolyommatus (a genus of blue butterflies)
TribePolyommatini (a tribe of blue butterflies)
SubfamilyPOLYOMMATINAE (blue butterflies)
FamilyLYCAENIDAE (blues, coppers and hairstreaks)
SuperfamilyPAPILIONOIDEA (butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Polyommatus coridon (Chalkhill Blue, Chalk Hill Blue)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Duff, J.P. & Thompson, V. 2003 Chalkhill Blue on Therfield Heath, Hertfordshire British Wildlife Vol 14, No. 3: 180-185.
King, T. 2006 The value of ant-hills in grasslands British Wildlife Vol 17 (6): 392-7.

Polyommatus coridon (Chalkhill Blue, Chalk Hill Blue) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Polyommatus coridon (Chalkhill Blue, Chalk Hill Blue):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 4 images of Polyommatus coridon (Chalkhill Blue, Chalk Hill Blue)
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