Family: Lycaenidae 1575     *     Lysandra coridon     *     Chalk-hill Blue Near threatened. Local, on chalk and limestone downs in southern England Wingspan: 33-40mm Flight time: Late July to early September Habitat: Chalk and limestone grassland, quarries and earthworks Larval foodplant: Horseshoe Vetch, Hippocrepis comosa

Chalk-hill Blue, Lysandra coridon
Badbury Rings, Dorset. August 2015