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Plebejus argus
Family: LycaenidaeGenus: Plebejusnative in Germany
native in Germany
native_regions-Cache · 85 %
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51
Plants
visited
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63
Interactions
documented
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11
Host plants
known
About this species
A butterfly of the family Lycaenidae, Plebejus argus is recorded in Great Britain. It is polyphagous, has a flexible number of generations, and overwinters as an egg. Adults are active from June to August.
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Plant food
Yearly cycle
Adults fly from June to August. The species passes the winter in the egg stage.
Merkmale
Ernährung & Verhalten
Food
polyphagous
Generationen/Jahr
flexible
Overwintering
egg
Scientific profile
Plebejus argus belongs to the family Lycaenidae. The species is recorded as present in Great Britain, with undetermined residency status. It is polyphagous in its larval foodplant choices and exhibits flexible voltinism, meaning the number of broods can vary. The overwintering stage is the egg. Adult butterflies are active between June and August.
Host plants
11 plants serve as food for the larvae
Erica cinereaOnonis pusillaErica tetralixCalluna vulgarisCytisus scopariusHelianthemum nummulariumHippocrepis comosaLotus corniculatusUlex europaeusVaccinium uliginosumArtemisia campestris subsp. lednicensis
Visited plants
40 plants are visited by this species
Sedum acreCotoneaster horizontalisHelianthemum nummulariumArmeria maritima subsp. serpentiniErigeron karvinskianusRubus fruticosusCentranthus ruberAnthemis cotulaJacobaea vulgarisGalium verumBrassica rapaLotus corniculatus subsp. hirsutusAnthemis arvensisCarduus tenuiflorusOriganum vulgareScabiosa columbaria subsp. pratensisTrifolium repens subsp. repensThymus praecoxcotoneaster bullatustanacetum partheniumPilosella officinarumDaucus carotaErigeron annuusFallopia japonica var. japonicaTrifolium pratenseCytisus scopariusSanguisorba officinalisAmorpha fruticosaReynoutria sachalinensisSalix capreaVicia craccaAnaphalis margaritaceaRubus ulmifoliusNarthecium ossifragumOnobrychis viciifoliaThymus serpyllumThymus pannonicusSalvia sclareaHeliotropium europaeumSambucus ebulus
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•Cook et al. (2025) UK Butterfly & Moth Traits (DOI: 10.5285/dbc7cc17-cbbd-49dd-bab4-8e8855768d66)
•Neff et al. (2025) — Swiss Moth Traits, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14506883 (CC BY)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
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