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of 17–28 mm. This species is quite variable in colors and markings. The upperside of male's wings is iridescent blue, while it is brown with orange submarginal spots in the females. The underface of the wings is greyish with black spots and it shows a thin black line and small dots along outer
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species). Second-stage of the caterpillars overwinter. Male butterflies will patrol and find plants to host the female butterflies. The female butterflies will lay the eggs on the host plant stems or debris (Bálint, 2020).
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Trichogramma brassicae Bezdenko (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) in the laboratory. Biological Control, 26(2), 128–138.
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Western Iran (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Polyommatinae: Polyommatini). Caucasian Entomological Bulletin, 16(2), 329–334.
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Fluctuating Asymmetry of the Butterfly Wing Pattern Does Not Change along an Industrial Pollution Gradient. Symmetry (Basel), 13(4), 626–.
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324:Plebejus idas bellieri
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480:Plebejus argyrognomon
330:Plebejus idas empetri
300:Plebejus idas argulus
1126:Fauna Europaea (new)
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508:Vaccinium uliginosum
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524:Cercis siliquastrum
398:Plebejus anna lotis
386:Plebejus idas lotis
342:Plebejus idas lotis
306:Plebejus idas aster
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