Female

Ovipositing

Forewing Length: 13-17mm;
Proboscis Length: 7mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
(10-16 Days)	?	(Winter)	April - September (Earliest: 25.4)

Biotopes:	Heath and Moorland	Hedge Rows	Gardens
Food: (Larva) (Polyphagous)	Calluna vulgaris	Vaccinium myrtillus	Cytisus scoparius	Rubus fruticosus
	Frangula alnus	Hedera helix	Ilex aquifolium
Food: (Adult)	Calluna vulgaris Nectar	Salix cinerea Nectar	Stellaria holostea Nectar	Trifolium repens
Possible Parasitoids:	Many Ichneumonidae Larvae	Several Braconidae Larvae	Several Tachinidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Celastrina argiolus
UK Butterflies Holly Blue
Nature Spot: Holly Blue - Celastrina argiolus
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology: Celastrina argiolus
Lepiforum: Celastrina argiolus

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