Large blue butterfly  (Maculinea arion)

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Description

This butterfly is blue with a black outer margin and black flashes on the upper wing. It is greyish on the underwing with a blue suffusion at the base. The spots vary in size but are generally larger on the female than the male. The caterpillar is pinkish.

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