Silver-studded blue  (Plebeius argus)

Facts

Previously known as: Plebejus argus
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyLycaenidae
GenusPlebeius (1)
SizeWingspan: 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 (2).

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