Plebejus idas  (syn.: Plebeius idas)
         
Idas Blue  
L'azuré du genêt  
           
 
 
   
1] males of Plebejus idas alt.2100m - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 10/07/2011   2] male alt.1750m - Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 23/07/2008
 
 
       
       
   
3] other male alt.1750m - Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 23/07/2008   4] same specimen as 3]
 
 
       
       
   
5] male alt.2100m - Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 22/07/2008   6] same specimen as 5]  
       
       
   
7] male alt.1750m - Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 23/07/2008   8] male alt.1600m - Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 13/07/2013  
       
       
   
9] male alt.1600m - Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 16/07/2012   10] same specimen as 9]  
       
       
   
11] male (low altitude) alt.455m - Aude (France) - 06/06/2021   12] same specimen as 11]  
       
       
   
13] male (low altitude) alt.820m - Haute Loire (France) - 03/08/2020   14] other male (low altitude) alt.820m - Haute Loire (France) - 03/08/2020  
       
       
   
15] male (low altitude) alt.320m - Haute Garonne (France) - 18/06/2021   16] male alt.2100m - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 10/07/2011  
       
       
   
17] male alt.2100m - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 10/07/2011   18] same specimen as 17]
 
 
       
       
 
19] males alt.2100m - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 10/07/2011  
       
       
   
20] other male alt.2100m - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 10/07/2011   21] male alt.2100m - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 15/08/2014  
       
       
   
22] male alt.2260m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 08/07/2021   23] same specimen as 22]  
       
       
   
24] male alt.1000m - Alpes maritimes (France) - 29/07/2016
 
  25] other male alt.1000m - Alpes maritimes (France) - 29/07/2016  
       
       
   
26] other male alt.1000m - Alpes maritimes (France) - 29/07/2016   27] other male alt.1000m - Alpes maritimes (France) - 29/07/2016  
       
       
   
28] male alt.1000m - Alpes maritimes (France) - 11/06/2017   29] male alt.1610m - Alpes maritimes (France) - 15/08/2013  
       
       
   
30] male at high altitude alt.2445m - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 12/08/2016   31] same specimen as 30]
 
 
       
       
   
32] other male at high altitude alt.2445m - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 12/08/2016   33] other male at high altitude alt.2445m - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 12/08/2016  
       
       
   
34] other male at high altitude alt.2445m - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 12/08/2016
 
  35] group of males taking salts from animal droppings alt.2100m ; two Small Blues (Cupido minimus) are also visible - Savoie (France) - 15/07/2014  
       
       
   
36] female of Plebejus idas alt.1750m - Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 23/07/2008   37] same specimen as 36]
 
 
       
       
   
38] same specimen as 36]
 
  39] female alt.2110m - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 09/07/2011  
       
       
   
40] same specimen as 39]
 
  41]  female  alt.1000m  - Alpes maritimes (France) - 29/07/2016  
       
       
   
42]  female  alt.1000m  - Alpes maritimes (France) - 15/06/2016   43] same specimen as 42]
 
 
       
       
   
44] female alt.2000m - Savoie (France) - 18/07/2014
 
  45] female alt.2100m - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 15/08/2014  
       
       
   
46] female at high altitude alt.2445m - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 12/08/2016   47] same specimen as 46]
 
 
       
       
   
48]  female  alt.1000m  - Alpes maritimes (France) - 29/07/2016   49] other female alt.1000m - Alpes maritimes (France) - 29/07/2016  
       
       
   
50] other female alt.1000m - Alpes maritimes (France) - 29/07/2016   51] same specimen as 50]
 
 
       
       
   
52] female alt.1000m laying on Astragalus hypoglottis - Alpes maritimes (France) - 15/06/2016   53] mating pair (male above) alt.1000m - Alpes maritimes (France) - 29/07/2016  
       
       
   
54] young caterpillars alt.1000m feeding on Astragalus hypoglottis - Alpes maritimes (France) - 19/07/2016   55] caterpillar alt.1000m feeding on Astragalus hypoglottis - Alpes maritimes (France) - 19/07/2016  
       
       
   
56] same larva as 55], interacting with ants   57] same larva as 56], interacting with an ant  
       
       
   
58] other caterpillar alt.1000m feeding on Astragalus hypoglottis and interacting with ants - Alpes maritimes (France) - 19/07/2016   59] same larva as 58]
 
 
 
       
       
   
60] caterpillar alt.1000m feeding on Astragalus hypoglottis and interacting with ants - Alpes maritimes (France) - 29/07/2016   61] same larva as 60]
 
 
       
       
   
62] other caterpillar alt.1000m feeding on Astragalus hypoglottis and interating with ants - Alpes maritimes (France) - 29/07/2016   63] same larva as 62]

 
 
       
       
   
64] same larva as 62]

 
  65] other caterpillar alt.1000m feeding on Astragalus hypoglottis and interacting with ants - Alpes maritimes (France) - 29/07/2016  
       
       
   
66] same larva as 65]   67] same larva as 65]  
       
       
 
68] same larva as 65]      
       
       
   
69] same larva as 65], showing its tentacular glands

 
  70] other caterpillar alt.1000m feeding on Astragalus hypoglottis and interacting with ants ; the tentacular glands are visible - Alpes maritimes (France) - 29/07/2016  
       
       
   
71] other caterpillar alt.1000m feeding on Astragalus hypoglottis and interacting with ants - Alpes maritimes (France) - 29/07/2016   72] same larva as 71]

 
 
       
       
     
73] habitat in a valley by a mountain stream alt.1000m ; the host-plant, Astragalus hypoglottis, is very abundant (purple flowers) - Alpes maritimes (France) - 15/06/2016      
       
       
       
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