Plebejus argus SILVER STUDDED BLUE

Description

Taxonomy Identification: Family Lycaenidae. First named by Linnaeus in 1758

Colour: Sexually dimorphic. Male topside wings are dark to violet blue with broad dark grey-black outer border and white fringe. Females topside forewings are light-dark brown with orange spots which vary from very faint (almost absent) to vivid orange. In the British sub-species females display patches. The underside (verso) wings of  box sexes is similar base colour greyish-brown. Hind-wing underside has a series of black spots, followed by a row of orange indented with black spots centred with a centre stud of metallic silver-blue.

Size: Wingspan 24-29 mm

Comments & Applications:  This butterfly is widespread and often common in Europe, but increasingly rare in Britain, now isolated to small colonies in England and Wales, predominantly in coastal regions. The butterfly has reflective silver-blue scales on the underside. A scarce species, rarely offered for sale, either captive bred from European stock or from old English collections.

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Format: Supplied SET, wings spread, mounted on a pin, cabinet ready with locational data

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