Plebeius optilete

Taxobox
name = Plebeius optilete

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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
familia = Lycaenidae
subfamilia = Polyommatinae
genus = "Plebeius"
species = "P. optilete"
binomial = "Plebeius optilete"
binomial_authority = Knoch, 1781
synonyms =
*"Plebejus optilete"
*"Vacciniina optilete"
*"Albulina optilete"The Cranberry Blue "(Plebeius optilete)" is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in North Eastern Europe, the Alps, North Asia, Japan, Korea and North Western North America.

The length of the forewings is ca. 14 mm. The butterfly flies from June to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Vaccinium oxycoccos, Empetrum nigrum, Bilberry and other Cranberry and Empetrum species.

External link

* [http://www.vlindernet.nl/?soortcode=PLEBOPTI Vlindernet nl]