(Frivaldszky, 1835)
False Eros Blue
Description:
The False Eros Blue occurs on dry grasslands on sand, calcareous soil, or rocky ground, and at woodland edges.
The males can often be seen in large numbers on damp ground taking in moisture and dissolved minerals. Various milk-vetches (Astragalus spp. and Oxytropus spp.) are used as food plants and possibly Dyer's Greenweed (Genista tinctoria).
It has one generation a year and hibernates in the larval stage.
Habitat:
Alpine grasslands
Dry siliceous grasslands
Dry calcareous grasslands
Mesophile grasslands
Similar species:
Polyommatus eros
Aricia anteros