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Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Eumetazoa
Superphylum: Ecdysozoa
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Subclass: Pterygota
Infraclass: Neoptera
Superorder: Panorpida
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Polyommatinae
Tribe: Polyommatini
Genus: Celastrina

The Holly Blue is a beautiful butterfly, with pale silver-blue wings spotted with pale ivory dots. In Europe, the first generation feeds mainly on Holly (Ilex aquifolium) but the second generation consumes a range of foodplants.

Common name(s): Holly Blue

Synonym(s): Papilio cleobis, Papilio thersanon, Papilio argyphontes, Papilio argalus, Papilio marginatus, Lycaenopsis argiolus calidogenita, Lycaenopsis argiolus britanna
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