Holly blue: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Holly blue Celastrina argiolus

Where the Holly blue lives – recorded in 23 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 378,061 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See butterflies & moths on the world map

Scientific name	Celastrina argiolus
Group	Butterflies & moths
Found in	23 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Lycaenidae

Where does the Holly blue live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Holly blue in 23 countries and territories across Asia and Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the Holly blue?

The Holly blue (Celastrina argiolus) is an insect in the order Lepidoptera and the family Lycaenidae, genus Celastrina. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Holly blue

The Holly blue (Celastrina argiolus) is a butterfly that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family and is native to the Palearctic.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Holly blue (revision 1363345530), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q792871 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).