Lycaenidae Polyommatinae
Plebejus argus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Silver-studded Blue

P. argus (© Paolo Mazzei)

Adult (male), Gran Sasso (L'Aquila), Italy, July 1999
P. argus (© Paolo Mazzei)

Adults, mating, Gran Sasso (L'Aquila), Italy, July 1999
P. argus (© Paolo Mazzei)

Larva, Gran Sasso (L'Aquila), Italy, May 2000
P. argus (© Paolo Mazzei)

Pupa, Gran Sasso (L'Aquila), Italy, June 2000

Foodplants:

Fabaceae: Galega, Ononis, Lotus, Medicago, Genista, Astragalus, Coronilla, Ulex, Cytisus, Colutea, Hippocrepis; Helianthemum, Calluna; larvae attended by ants Lasius niger, Formica cinerea