(Staudinger, 1886)
Eastern Short-tailed Blue
Description:
The Eastern Short-tailed Blue occurs in clearings in deciduous woodland, and on flower-rich, grassy vegetation with scattered bushes.
The caterpillars feed on the flowerheads of Black Medick (Medicago lupulina), and Lucerne (M. sativa). The Eastern Short-tailed Blue has three generations a year and hibernates as a caterpillar.
Habitat:
Dry siliceous grasslands
Dry calcareous grasslands
Mesophile grasslands
Alluvial and very wet forest
Deciduous forests
Similar species:
Cupido minimus
Cupido alcetas
Cupido lorquinii
Cupido osiris