Plebejus argus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Papilio argus Linnaeus, 1758: 483 .

FIRST RECORD FOR THE VALDIERI AREA. — Turati & Verity (1911).

CHOROTYPE. — Sibiric-European (to Japan).

ECOLOGY. — Open herbaceous, lowland-subalpine, mesophilous, mesophilous.

EDIT PROJECT SAMPLING. — Natural reserve Juniperus phoenicea, dry grassland 878 m, VII-VIII.2008 ; Pian della Casa, subalpine pastures 1650 m, VII-VIII.2008 ; Fishing reserve Cappello di Napoleone, Beech-wood clearings, 1300 m, VII-VIII.2009 ; Valasco, Rhododendron heathland, 1690 m, VII.2009 ; Valasco, Juniperus heathland/grassland, 1790 m, VII-VIII.2009 ; Valasco, Subalpine scree, 1900 m, VII.2009, CS .