Description
The length of the forewings is 18–21 mm. The species of ''Lysandra (butterfly), Lysandra'' are very similar and difficult to identify and ''L. albicans'' was once a subspecies of ''Lysandra coridon''. It is the palest of the complex.Adalbert Seitz in Seitz, A. in Seitz, A. ed. Band 1: Abt. 1, ''Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Tagfalter'', 1909, 379 Seiten, mit 89 kolorierten Tafeln (3470 Figuren) The upperside of the male is almost white, adorned with a sub marginal line of gray dots, sometimes very discoloured on the forewings. In the female it is brown with a short submarginal line of orange spots very discoloured on the forewings. The underside of the male is white-coloured or very light grey-blue adorned with a submarginal line of light spots while the female is ochre adorned with brown dots and a submarginal line of brown dots surrounded by orange colour that surrounding brown dots.Biology
The butterfly flies from June to August in a single generation. Its habitat consists of dry places with flowers, between rocks, 900 m to 1800 meters. The larvae feed on ''Hippocrepis comosa'' and ''Hippocrepis multisiliquosa''. They are attended by ants.References
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