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Plebejus argus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Montañas de La Mussara (Tarragona) a 850 mts. de altitud.

En tareas de procreación se tambaleaban con las ráfagas de viento que de cuando en cuando se dejaban notar. No se si por esa razón recuerdo que cambiaron de posadero un par veces. En esta foto, de reverso, el macho -un poco mas grande- queda a la derecha. Curiosamente el apodo común por el que se la conoce es el de “Niña”. Añadir que sus nutricias son amplias y variadas, de los géneros Lotus, Ulex, Cystisus, Genista, Colutea, Astragalus, Medicago, Hippocrepis, Coronilla, etc. y como particularidad recordar que las larvas son atendidas por hormigas (Lasius niger y Formica cinerea), hibernando en sus nidos.

 

Mountains of La Mussara (Tarragona) at 850 mts. of altitude

In tasks of procreation they staggered with the gusts of wind that from time to time let themselves be noticed. I do not know if for that reason I remember that they changed innkeeper a couple of times. In this photo, on the reverse, the male - a little larger - is on the right. Curiously, the common nickname by which she is known is "Niña". Add that their nutrients are wide and varied, of the genera Lotus, Ulex, Cystisus, Genista, Colutea, Astragalus, Medicago, Hippocrepis, Coronilla, etc. and as a particularity to remember that the larvae are attended by ants (Lasius niger and Formica cinerea), hibernating in their nests.

 

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Taken on June 22, 2013