Celastrina argiolus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Holly Blue)

Interactions where Celastrina argiolus is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Aplomya confinis a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Aplomya confinis/Aplomya confinisa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Lycaenidae/Celastrina argiolus/Celastrina argiolusholly bluelarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Phryxe magnicornis a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
On some parasitic Diptera and Hymenoptera bred from lepidopterous hosts. Part 2: misc. records of Phoridae, Larvaevoridae (Dipt.), Braconidae, Ichneumonidae and Eulophidae (Hym.), Hammond, H.E. & Smith, K.G.V., 1955
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Phryxe magnicornis/Phryxe magnicornisa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Lycaenidae/Celastrina argiolus/Celastrina argiolusholly bluelarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva (young) is endoparasitoid host of larva UK/Ireland Cotesia inducta a braconid wasp Hymenoptera: Braconidae More on the rise and fall of the Holly Blue, Revels, R., 2006
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Braconidae/Cotesia inducta/Cotesia inductaa braconid wasplarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Lycaenidae/Celastrina argiolus/Celastrina argiolusholly bluelarva (young) larva is endoparasitoid of larva (young)
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Listrodromus nycthemerus an ichneumon wasp Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae More on the rise and fall of the Holly Blue, Revels, R., 2006
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Ichneumonidae/Listrodromus nycthemerus/Listrodromus nycthemerusan ichneumon wasplarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Lycaenidae/Celastrina argiolus/Celastrina argiolusholly bluelarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
pupa is endoparasitoid host of larva Listrodromus nycthemerus an ichneumon wasp Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae More on the rise and fall of the Holly Blue, Revels, R., 2006
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Ichneumonidae/Listrodromus nycthemerus/Listrodromus nycthemerusan ichneumon wasplarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Lycaenidae/Celastrina argiolus/Celastrina argiolusholly bluepupa larva is endoparasitoid of pupa

Author & YearTitleSource
Belshaw, R., 1993Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 10, Part 4a(i), 169pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Hammond, H.E. & Smith, K.G.V., 1955On some parasitic Diptera and Hymenoptera bred from lepidopterous hosts. Part 2: misc. records of Phoridae, Larvaevoridae (Dipt.), Braconidae, Ichneumonidae and Eulophidae (Hym.)Ent. Gazette 6: 168-174.
Revels, R., 2006More on the rise and fall of the Holly BlueBritish Wildlife Vol 17 (6): 419-24.

Celastrina argiolus (Holly Blue) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Celastrina argiolus (Holly Blue) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

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Subspecies 2 trophisms 1 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCelastrina argiolus (Holly Blue)
TribePolyommatini (a tribe of blue butterflies)
SubfamilyPOLYOMMATINAE (blue butterflies)
FamilyLYCAENIDAE (blues, coppers and hairstreaks)
SuperfamilyPAPILIONOIDEA (butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Celastrina argiolus (Holly Blue)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Jefferson, R. 2004 Insects and fleshy fruits British Wildlife Vol 16, No 2: 95-103.
Revels, R. 2006 More on the rise and fall of the Holly Blue British Wildlife Vol 17 (6): 419-24.

Celastrina argiolus (Holly Blue) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Celastrina argiolus (Holly Blue):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 3 images of Celastrina argiolus (Holly Blue)
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