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Celastrina argiolus
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Subkingdom: | Eumetazoa |
| Superphylum: | Ecdysozoa |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Subclass: | Pterygota |
| Infraclass: | Neoptera |
| Superorder: | Panorpida |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Papilionoidea |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Subfamily: | Polyommatinae |
| Tribe: | Polyommatini |
| Genus: | Celastrina |
The Holly Blue is a beautiful butterfly, with pale silver-blue wings spotted with pale ivory dots. In Europe, the first generation feeds mainly on Holly (Ilex aquifolium) but the second generation consumes a range of foodplants.
Common name(s): Holly Blue
Synonym(s): Papilio cleobis, Papilio thersanon, Papilio argyphontes, Papilio argalus, Papilio marginatus, Lycaenopsis argiolus calidogenita, Lycaenopsis argiolus britanna
Common name(s): Holly Blue
Synonym(s): Papilio cleobis, Papilio thersanon, Papilio argyphontes, Papilio argalus, Papilio marginatus, Lycaenopsis argiolus calidogenita, Lycaenopsis argiolus britanna
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