(Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)
Nogel's Hairstreak
Description:
Nogel's Hairstreak inhabits very open, dry woodland, dry grasslands in woodland areas, and steep slopes. Its main larval food plant is the Milk-vetch (Astragalus ponticus).
It has one brood a year, and hibernates as a chrysalis.
Habitat:
Dry calcareous grasslands
Phrygana vegetation
Deciduous forests
Similar species:
Unmistakable