(Poda, 1761)
Green-underside Blue
Description:
The Green-underside Blue is a pretty sight on both dry and damp flower-rich grassy vegetation, such as meadows and woodland clearings. They can be seen in large numbers.
The females lay their eggs between the flowers of all sorts of leguminous plants, including brooms (Cytisus spp.), vetches (Vicia spp.), Crown Vetch (Coronilla varia), Genista spp., and melilots (Melilotus spp.). The caterpillars feed on the leaves and are frequently attended by the workers of various ants. Hibernation takes place in the litter layer before the caterpillars are fully-grown.
The Green-underside Blue is single-brooded.
Habitat:
Dry siliceous grasslands
Dry calcareous grasslands
Mesophile grasslands
Deciduous forests
Similar species:
Glaucopsyche paphos
Glaucopsyche melanops