(Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)
Spanish Chalkhill Blue
Description:
The Spanish Chalkhill Blue can be seen in dry, calcareous rocky places with grassy vegetation, and in dry, open scrub. Its most important food plant is Horseshoe Vetch (Hippocrepis comosa), although H. multisiliquosa is possibly also used.
The female lays her eggs on the leaves. The caterpillars are often found accompanied by ants.
This butterfly species is single-brooded.
Habitat:
Dry calcareous grasslands
Sclerophyllous scrub
Similar species:
Polyommatus coridon
Polyommatus caelestissima
Polyommatus philippi
Polyommatus hispana