Male, Provence, July 2004
The furry blue is like the damon blue, but the white stripe on the underside hindwing is much fainter (as a rule) or even vestigial, as here, and the male is a paler blue colour with a 'furry' androconial patch on the forewing. Whereas the damon blue flies commonly on flowery, grassy hillsides in the Alps and Pyrenees, the furry blue is a more southerly creature, of very dry, hot places. It is generally scarce and local and I have only seen it on one occasion, in Provence in July 2004. I was unable to film the females, though I saw two (as well as about three males).