| Lycaenidae Polyommatinae Polyommatini |
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| Plebejus (Plebejus) argus (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
 Silver-studded Blue
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Genus: Plebejus Kluk, 1780 Subgenus: Plebejus Kluk, 1780 Original genus: Papilio Linnaeus, 1758
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Synonims (species): aegidion Meisner, 1818 corsicus Bellier, 1862 hypochionus Rambur, 1858 |
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Adult (male), Gran Sasso (L'Aquila), Italy, July 1999 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
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Adults (courting), Rifugio Talarico, Pietraporzio (Cuneo), Italy, July 21, 2002 (Photo by Ilaria Pimpinelli) |
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Adult (male), La Thuile (Aosta), Italy, August 1992 (Photo by Fabio Cavallini) |
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Adult (female), La Thuile (Aosta), Italy, August 1992 (Photo by Fabio Cavallini) |
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Adults (mating), Gran Sasso (L'Aquila), Italy, July 1999 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
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Larva, Gran Sasso (L'Aquila), Italy, May 2000 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
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Pupa, Gran Sasso (L'Aquila), Italy, June 2000 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
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Foodplants:
Fabaceae: Galega, Ononis, Lotus, Medicago, Genista, Astragalus, Coronilla, Ulex, Cytisus, Colutea, Hippocrepis; Helianthemum, Calluna; larvae attended by ants Lasius niger, Formica cinerea
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