Adonis blue  (Lysandra bellargus)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Lepidoptera
Family Lycaenidae
Genus Lysandra (1)
Size Wingspan: 2.7-3.2 cm (1)
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Status

Protected by Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 with respect to sale only (4).