Larval host-plants of Holly blue (Celastrina argiolus) LC

Host-plant
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Bell heather or ling
Calluna vulgaris
this species
Dogwood
Cornus sanguinea
this species
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Cotoneaster horizontalis
this species
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Escallonia rubra
this species
Alder buckthorn
Frangula alnus
this species
Ivy
Hedera helix
this species
Holly
Ilex aquifolium
this species
Medic
Medicago sativa
this species
Bramble
Rubus fruticosus
this species
Rasberry
Rubus idaeus
this species
Grey willow
Salix cinerea
this species
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Ulex
any Ulex species

Host-plant data: Cook et al. (2025), Traits data for the butterflies and macro-moths of Great Britain and Ireland, 2024, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology / Butterfly Conservation; and Padovani et al. (2020), Database of Insects and their Food Plants (DBIF), UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (both Open Government Licence). Contains data supplied by UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology.