Where does the Dusky Large Blue live?
Maculinea nausithous has 51,561 records in 27 countries and territories, from 1832 to 2026. Most records come from Switzerland.
- 51,561 records
- 27 places
- 143 years recorded
- Insecta class
AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaLepidopteraLycaenidaeMaculinea
When it is recorded
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Peak month: July. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
18322026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 36,819 | |
| Germany | 7,090 | |
| France | 2,704 | |
| Austria | 2,173 | |
| Poland | 839 | |
| Spain | 513 | |
| Czechia | 335 | |
| Russia | 263 | |
| Hungary | 255 | |
| Liechtenstein | 173 | |
| Netherlands | 149 | |
| Türkiye | 54 | |
| Ukraine | 52 | |
| Romania | 36 | |
| Georgia | 21 | |
| Slovenia | 15 | |
| Croatia | 14 | |
| Bulgaria | 12 | |
| Slovakia | 11 | |
| Belarus | 8 | |
| Kazakhstan | 8 | |
| Italy | 6 | |
| Armenia | 5 | |
| Luxembourg | 3 | |
| Belgium | 1 | |
| Portugal | 1 | |
| ZZ | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Lycaenidae.
Common Blue
2,387,458 records
Small Copper
1,274,926 records
Spring Azure
1,079,669 records
Green Hairstreak
391,851 records
Chalk-hill Blue
332,342 records
Loweia tityrus
296,281 records
Adonis Blue
248,668 records
Mazarine Blue
227,189 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.