(Moore, 1865)
Description:
This blue is found on dry grassland on sandy or stony soils, south-facing slopes with grassy vegetation, on steep slopes, in rocky gullies, on railway embankments, on road verges and in scrub. Various sorts of thyme (Thymus spp.) and savory (Satureja spp.) are used as food plant, the eggs being mostly laid on the flowerheads.
The caterpillars feed on the flowers and ripening seeds, and are often found with ants.
This butterfly species is double-brooded.
Habitat:
Dry siliceous grasslands
Dry calcareous grasslands
Similar species:
Pseudophilotes baton
Pseudophilotes bavius
Chilades trochylus