#2475 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

Silver-studded Blue

🇳🇱 Heideblauwtje ·Plebejus argus

🦋 Butterflies & moths 📍 in the Netherlands

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what is it?

The silver-studded blue ( Plebejus argus ) is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It has bright blue wings rimmed in black with white edges and silver spots on its hindwings, lending it its name. P. argus can be found across Europe and east across the Palearctic, but it is most often studied in the United Kingdom where the species has experienced a severe decline in population due to habitat loss and fragmentation.

base stats

NL sightings 318iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 24,479iNaturalist 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).