Celastrina argiolus
         
Holly Blue  
L'Azuré des nerpruns  
           
 
 
 
   
1] male of Celastrina argiolus - Doubs (France) - 10/04/2010   2] male - Doubs (France) - July 2010  
       
       
   
3] male - Doubs (France) - 28/06/2009   4] female of Celastrina argiolus - Doubs (France) - 22/04/2009  
       
       
   
5] same specimen as 4] laying on a flower bud of Juniperus communis   6] female - Var (France) - 19/05/2009
 		  
       
       
   
7] same specimen as 6], laying on a flower bud of Spartium junceum   8] same specimen as 6], laying on a flower bud of Spartium junceum  
       
       
   
9] female laying on Pistacia lentiscus - Var (France) - 12/03/2014   10] female - Corse du sud (France) - 19/05/2015
 		  
       
       
   
11] female - Haute Corse (France) - 16/05/2017   12] same female as 11], laying on Rubus fruticosus  
       
       
   
13] same female as 11], laying on Rubus fruticosus   14] close-up of an egg laid by the female from picture 13]  
       
       
   
15] close-up of an egg laid by the female from picture 13]   16]  female - Var (France) - 06/04/2009  
       
       
   
17] female - Var (France) - 19/05/2009   18] female - Var (France) - 27/05/2012  
       
       
   
19] close-up of the egg laid by the female of picture 4] & 5]
 		   20] young larva on Spartium junceum - Var (France) - 01/05/2013  
       
       
   
21] same larva as 20]   22] same larva as 20]  
       
       
   
23] same larva as 20], on the 08th of May 2013.   24] same larva as 20], on the 08th of May 2013.  
       
       
   
25] chrysalis which originated from the larva shown in pictures 20] to 24] - Var (France) - 23/05/2013   26] same chrysalis as 25]
 		  
       
       
   
27] same chrysalis as 25]   28] same chrysalis as 25], on the 26th of May 2013.  
       
       
       
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