Where does the Common Blue live?
Polyommatus icarus has 2,387,458 records in 75 countries and territories, from 1800 to 2026. Most records come from United Kingdom.
- 2,387,458 records
- 75 places
- 184 years recorded
- Insecta class
AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaLepidopteraLycaenidaePolyommatus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: August. 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.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1,211,305 | |
| Netherlands | 262,927 | |
| Switzerland | 250,533 | |
| France | 213,725 | |
| Belgium | 82,659 | |
| Germany | 81,907 | |
| Sweden | 44,984 | |
| Spain | 32,792 | |
| Denmark | 32,277 | |
| Austria | 27,904 | |
| Finland | 25,039 | |
| Ireland | 15,280 | |
| Canada | 9,181 | |
| Italy | 8,810 | |
| Norway | 8,183 | |
| Serbia | 8,113 | |
| Luxembourg | 7,771 | |
| Poland | 7,393 | |
| Russia | 6,729 | |
| Hungary | 6,498 | |
| Israel | 5,118 | |
| Guernsey | 4,249 | |
| Jersey | 4,220 | |
| Greece | 3,117 | |
| Lithuania | 2,845 | |
| Czechia | 2,729 | |
| Estonia | 2,402 | |
| Türkiye | 2,263 | |
| Ukraine | 2,093 | |
| Isle of Man | 2,008 | |
| Bulgaria | 1,871 | |
| Portugal | 1,754 | |
| Romania | 1,691 | |
| Croatia | 1,107 | |
| Slovenia | 826 | |
| Åland Islands | 819 | |
| North Macedonia | 540 | |
| United States | 509 | |
| Cyprus | 400 | |
| Albania | 316 |
Showing the top 40 of 75 places.
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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.