Plebejus optilete (Knoch, 1781)
cranberry blue
on Vaccinium, etc.
parasite
Larvae freely on the leaves.
host plants
Ericaceae, oligophagous
Andromeda polifolia; Vaccinium myrtillus, oxycoccos, uliginosum, vitis-idaea.
distribution within Europe
PESI (2021).
ei, larva, pupa
see Lepiforum.
synonyms
Agriades, Albulina, Polyommatus, optilete.
references
Bálint (1993b), Bertaccini (2008b), Dupont, Luquet, Demerges & Drouet (2013a), Lepiforum (2021).