CLOSED: Small Blue Butterfly, ID please

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davefrance Gramat, France Aug 17, 2014

Found on Basil flowers/leaves today. The almost completely blue/white underwing is puzzling me. In the sunshine it appeared a very ghostly white.
Any suggestions welcome.

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Aug 17, 2014

Looks like a female Celastrina argiolus (Holly Blue) -
http://www.butterfliesoffrance.com/html/Celastrina%20argiolus.htm

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davefrance Gramat, France Aug 17, 2014

Thanks, I don't know how I missed that in my books but I did.

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