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Agriades glandon

Glandon Blue

Field Notes

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Valais, Switzerland, June 2007

 

Valais, Switzerland, July 2008
An unusual aberrant

 

Valais, Switzerland, July 2006

 

Valais, Switzerland, July 2006

 

Valais, Switzerland, July 2006

 

Valais, Switzerland, July 2006

 

Valais, Switzerland, July 2006

 

Valais, Switzerland, July 2006

 

Valais, Switzerland, August 2005

 

Valais, Switzerland, August 2005

 

Valais, Switzerland, August 2005

 

Valais, Switzerland, August 2005

 

Valais, Switzerland, August 2005

 

Valais, Switzerland, August 2005

 

Valais, Switzerland, August 2005

 

Valais, Switzerland, August 2005

 

Valais, Switzerland, August 2004

 

Alpes Maritimes, Italy, August 2004

 

Alpes Maritimes, Italy, August 2004

 

Valais, Switzerland, August 2004

 

Valais, Switzerland, July 2004

 

Haute-Alpes, France, July 2003

 

Haute-Alpes, France, July 2003

Male
 

Haute-Alpes, France, July 2003

Female
 

Eastern Switzerland, July 2003

Female - note the increased orange on the hindwing
and the bold submarginal spots on the forewings.
 

Eastern Switzerland, July 2003

Male

 

This is a high altitude butterfly, often found on mountain passes and at damp patches where the males can be found taking liquids and salts. I find the three best places to find butterflies taking salts at high altitudes in the mountains are:

  • sandy or find gravel areas beside larger streams/ rivers

  • muddy areas maintained by cows as they cross and drink at smaller streams (including in the middle of wide open grassy meadows)

  • bases of rocky escarpments or small cliffs created by roads cutting into a hillside.

It is a very attractive butterfly. The males are of a cool blue on the uppersides. The females are largely brown.  The undersides are different between the sexes too, more orange on the female and the submarginal forewing spots are bolder with respect to the male.

 

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