Holly Blue
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Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Lycaenidae

[Photo] Faulbaum-Bl??uling (Celastrina argiolus), Weibchen. Holly Blue. Date 22. Juni 2003. Author Holger Gr??schl. Source: www.naturspektrum.de/ns1.htm

The Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus), is a butterfly that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family and is native to Eurasia. In India, it is known as the Hill Hedge Blue.

Taxonomy
The butterfly was earlier known as Lycaenopsis argiolus Woodmason.

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