#2400 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

Holly Blue

🇳🇱 Boomblauwtje ·Celastrina argiolus

🦋 Butterflies & moths 📍 in the Netherlands

8 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Геннадий Дякин · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Enzio Harpaintner · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
3. © Leon van der Noll · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
4. © Esin Üstün · CC BY 4.0
5. © Paul Cools · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © Eddi Bisulli · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. © Christian Kahle · CC0
8. © Roman Nenashev · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The holly blue ( Celastrina argiolus ) is a butterfly that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family and is native to Eurasia and North America.

base stats

NL sightings 1,375iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 55,083iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

Spotted 1,375 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #16 most seen of the butterflies & moths in NL.
55,083 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).