Aricia nicias (ex-Pseudoaricia nicias)
         
Silvery Argus  
L'Argus des géraniums  
           
 
 
   
1] male of Aricia nicias - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 15/08/2014   2]  male - Alpes maritimes (France) - 05/07/2011
 
 
       
       
   
3] same specimen as 2]   4] male puddling alt.2250m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 17/07/2022  
       
       
   
5] other male alt.2250m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 17/07/2022   6] same specimen as 5]  
       
       
   
7] males puddling alt.2250m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 17/07/2022
 
  8] male from picture 7] alt.2250m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 17/07/2022  
       
       
   
9] other male from picture 7] alt.2250m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 17/07/2022   10] male - Alpes maritimes (France) - 08/07/2012
 
 
       
       
   
11]  male  alt.2100m  - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 15/08/2014   12] other male, with light blue scaling - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 15/08/2014  
       
       
   
13] male alt.2250m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 17/07/2022
 
  14] female of Aricia nicias  alt.2250m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 17/07/2022  
       
       
   
15] female alt.1650m - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 16/08/2014   16] same specimen as 15]
 
 
       
       
   
17] female alt.2250m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 17/07/2022   18] same specimen as 17]  
       
       
   
19] female alt.2250m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 17/07/2022   20] same specimen as 19]  
       
       
   
21] other female alt.2250m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 17/07/2022   22] same specimen as 21]  
       
       
     
23] mating pair (female on the right) alt.2250m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 17/07/2022      
       
       
     
24] habitat in the Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 15/08/2014      
       
       
       
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