Celastrina argiolus britanna (Verity, 1919)
(Holly Blue)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SubspeciesCelastrina argiolus britanna (Holly Blue)
SpeciesCelastrina argiolus (Holly Blue)
TribePolyommatini (a tribe of blue butterflies)
SubfamilyPOLYOMMATINAE (blue butterflies)
FamilyLYCAENIDAE (blues, coppers and hairstreaks)
SuperfamilyPAPILIONOIDEA (butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Celastrina argiolus britanna (Holly Blue) :
1: Celastrina argiolus britanna (Holly Blue)
30 May 2010 OSGR: SZ07 50° 40’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Image 1: Adult - perched on grass stem - enlarged
2: Celastrina argiolus britanna (Holly Blue)
29 May 1977 OSGR: SU73 51° 10’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
Female
Image 1: Female - upper side - wings apart - enlargedImage 2: Female - upper side - wings apart - enlarged (2)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Revels, R. 1994 The Rise and Fall of the Holly Blue Butterfly British Wildlife Vol 5 (4): 236-239.

Celastrina argiolus britanna (Holly Blue) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Celastrina argiolus britanna (Holly Blue)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Celastrina argiolus britanna (Holly Blue)
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