Taken at Papaz Tchair, Bulgaria, on July 23rd 2015.
(1/640th sec at f14. © David Hastings)

Description

Family: Polyommatinae

Wing span: 29 - 36 mm

The underside of this species is pale grey with a white stripe on the hindwing, which broadens to the outer margin.

It has a very restricted range in the higher mountains of NE Greece and SW Bulgaria. It is endemic to Europe.

It can be found in calcareous grassy mountain slopes between 1400 and 2100m.

There is one brood in July/August.

Its larvae feed on sainfoins (Onobrychis alba, O. montana).

Sightings

23-Jul-2015

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Papaz Tchair, Bulgaria