Polyommatus amandus – Hopeasinisiipi – wikkeblauwtje

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The male is beautifully blue, whereas the female is brownish.

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Eggs are deposited on leguminosa species (Lathyrus and Vicia).

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The species overwinters as a caterpillar that interacts with various ants species.