Aricia cramera (Eschscholtz, 1821)

Aricia cramera (Eschscholtz, 1821) View in CoL ( Lycaenidae ) **

L3; 12/VI/2022, nect. on S. atropurpurea , 1 ex. v., JLR.; L4; 22/V/2020, nect. on S. atropurpurea , 1 ex. v., JLR.; L4; 22/IX/2020, very worn, 1 ex. v., JLR.; L4; 06/VII/2020, 3 ex. v., JLR.; L5; 07/VI/2019, 4 ex. v., JLR.; L5; 08/VI/2019, 3 ex. v., JLR.; L5; 23/V/2020, 4 ex. v., JLR.; L12; 21/VI/2020, nect. on S. atropurpurea and perch. on H. murinum subsp. leporinum , 3 ex. v., JLR.; L13; 13/VI/2020, nect. on S. atropurpurea , 5 ex. v., JLR.; L13; 29/VI/2023, 1 ex. v., JLR.; L17; 04/VIII/2019, nect. on C. hispanica , 1 ex. v., JLR.; L21; 27/VII/2019, nect. on C. calcitrapa and M. suaveolens , 3 ex. v., JLR.; L21; 27/VI/2021, nect. on M. pulegium and M. suaveolens , 2 ex. v., JLR.; L22; 14/VI/2021, 1 ex. v., JLR.; L22; 14/VI/2021, 2 ex. v., JLR.; L22; 15/V/2022, nect. on T. isthmocarpum , 2 ex. v., JLR.; L25; 12/VI/2021, nect. on M. pulegium , 1 ex. v., JLR.; L27; 29/VI/2021, nect. on S. atropurpurea , 2 ex. v., JLR.; L35; 29/VI/2020, 4 ex. v., JLR.; L36; 29/VI/2020, 5 ex. v., JLR.; L41; 10/VII/2020, nect. on M. pulegium and M. suaveolens , 2 ex. v., JLR.; L43; 28/VII/2019, nect. on M. suaveolens , 2 ex. v., JLR.; L62; 03/IX/2019, 1 ex. v., EZ.; L62; 17/IX/2020, very worn, nect. on M. suaveolens , 1 ex. v., JLR.; L69; 23/III/2019, 1 ex. v., EZ.; L73; 06/VI/2020, nect. on D. gerardi , 4 ex. v., JLR.; L75; 13/VI/2022, nect. on R. ulmifolius , 2 ex. v., JLR.; L79; 13/VI/2022, 4 ex. v., JLR.; L80; 08/VI/2019, nect. on P. spinosa and S. atropurpurea , 6 ex. v., JLR.; L88; 12/VII/2020, nect. on M. suaveolens , 1 ex. v., JLR.; L88; 25/VII/2020, nect. on M. suaveolens , 7 ex. v., JLR.; L88; 12/VI/2021, very worn, nect. on M. pulegium , 1 ex. v., JLR.; L88; 21/V/2022, very worn, nect. on A. radiatus and A. arvensis , 6 ex. v., JLR.; L94; 06/VI/2020, 2 ex. v., JLR.; L132; 20/VI/2020, 3 ex. v., JLR.; L132; 14/VII/2020, nect. on V. karroo , 2 ex. v., JLR.; L147; 29/IV/2024, nect. on T. isthmocarpum , 1 ex. v., JLR.

Comment: Observations have recorded from 24 localities within 13 1× 1 km UTM squares, representing the first documented records for Ceuta. Adults are primarily active from May to September, indicating a flight period extending from late spring to early autumn. Imagines have been observed feeding on the flowers of various plants, including S. atropurpurea , C. hispanica , C. calcitrapa , M. suaveolens , M. pulegium , T. isthmocarpum , R. ulmifolius , P. spinosa , D. gerardi , V. karroo , A. radiatus , and A. arvensis .