Stock Photo - Idas Blue, Plebejus idas, Lycaeides idas. Blue butterfly with blue eyespots on the upper edge back wing. Larval plants include: Cytisus, Genista, Melilotus, Lotus, Calluna, Anthyllis. Myrmecophilic. Larvae are tended by Formica and Lasius ants. Habitats: open grasslands, nutrient poor grasslands, pastures, scrublands and sandy soils. Flight: June-August. Endangered. Threatened.

Stock Photo: Idas Blue, Plebejus idas, Lycaeides idas. Blue butterfly with blue eyespots on the upper edge back wing. Larval plants include: Cytisus, Genista, Melilotus.

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