Male. Taken in the Vercors Natural Park, France, on July 21st 2018. (© David Hastings)
(1/200th sec at  f14)

Male underside. Taken at Pont en Royans, France, on July 21st 2018. (© David Hastings)
(1/160th sec at f13)

Female. Taken at Gornje Taboriste, Croatia on June 5th 2017. (© David Hastings)
(1/200th sec at  f13)

Female underside. Taken at Gornje Taboriste, Croatia on June 5th 2017. (© David Hastings)
(1/250th sec at f13)

Description

Family: Polyommatinae

Wing span: 28 - 34 mm

A small blue, similar to Silver-studded and Idas. The underside is grey with an orange band on both wings. The underside marginal spots have shiny blue centres.

It is patchily distributed in southern and central Europe.

It is found in grassy meadows and abandoned fields with scrub.

There are two broods, the first in May - June, and the second in July - August.

The main larval foodplant is Coronilla varia. Larvae are attended by several species of ant.

Sightings