Silver-studded blue  (Plebeius argus)

Facts

Previously known as:Plebejus argus
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Lepidoptera
Family Lycaenidae
Genus Plebeius (1)
Size Wingspan: 2 - 2.3 cm (1)
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Status

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