Plebejus hesperica (Rambur, 1839)

spanish sapphire blue

on Astragalus

parasite

Larvae freely on the leaves.

host plants

Fabaceae, monophagous

Astragalus alopecuroides, “clusianus”, sempervirens subsp. nevadensis, turolensis.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

egg, larva, pupa

see Lepiforum.

synonyms

Kretania hesperica; Plebejus hespericus.

references

Lepiforum (2021), Munguira & Martin (1993c pylaon“), Munguira, Romo Benito, Pérez, ao (0000a).