Blue argus - Ultraaricia anteros

 

Family: Lycaenidae.

Flight Time: May - Sept

Size: mm

Altitude: 550-2000m
 
Mark Ogden photographed this species in Bulgaria. It is restricted to the Balkans in Europe. The blueness of the top side is quite variable.

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Similar Species Foodplants Habitat Distribution

 

Geranium spp.

Sparsely vegetated rocky areas.

Blue argus distribution
 

Early Stages

 

      
 
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