Phengaris nausithous (ex-Maculinea nausithous)
         
Dusky Large Blue  
L'Azuré des paluds  
           
 
 
   
1] male of Phengaris nausithous alt.230m - Ain (France) - 15/08/2019   2] male alt.1065m - Jura (France) - 22/07/2023  
       
       
   
3] other male alt.1065m - Jura (France) - 22/07/2023
 
  4] female of Phengaris nausithous alt.1065m - Jura (France) - 22/07/2023  
       
       
   
5] same specimen as 4]   6] other female alt.1065m - Jura (France) - 22/07/2023  
       
       
   
7] same specimen as 6], laying on Sanguisorba officinalis   8] same specimen as 6], laying on Sanguisorba officinalis  
       
       
   
9] other female alt.1065m - Jura (France) - 22/07/2023   10] same specimen as 9], laying on Sanguisorba officinalis  
       
       
   
11] same specimen as 9], laying on Sanguisorba officinalis and bothered by a male   12] same scene as 11]
 
 
       
       
   
13] same specimen as 9], showing a blueish sheen on the hindwing upperside which is not visible from all angles   14] old female alt.1065m - Jura (France) - 22/07/2023
 
 
       
       
   
15] same specimen as 14]
 
  16] close-up of an egg laid on Sanguisorba officinalis by the female from picture 6]  
       
       
   
17] same egg as 16]   18] habitat in Jura (France) alt.1065m - 22/07/2023  
       
       
 
19] view of the damp meadow, rich in Sanguisorba officinalis heads alt.1065m - Jura (France)  - 22/07/2023  
       
       
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