Evidence found
34,130 records across 33 countries and territories, 1800–2026.
Plebejus argus · GBIF taxon key 5138561
Where has the Silver-studded Blue been recorded?
Plebejus argus occurrence evidence comes from 34,130 records in 33 countries and territories, from 1800 to 2026. Most records come from Sweden.
- 34,130 records
- 33 places
- 157 years recorded
- Insecta class
Observation evidence passport
Source coverage
CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.
Refreshed 2026-09-20. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.
What this means
The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: July.
3 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.
What this does not mean
repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.
A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.
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When it is recorded
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Peak month: July. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
18002026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where Silver-studded Blue has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Silver-studded Blue. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 14,636 | |
| United Kingdom | 9,003 | |
| Belgium | 5,877 | |
| Luxembourg | 1,289 | |
| Austria | 1,125 | |
| Romania | 513 | |
| Germany | 467 | |
| France | 354 | |
| Spain | 200 | |
| Russia | 199 | |
| Netherlands | 79 | |
| Italy | 73 | |
| Finland | 64 | |
| United States | 64 | |
| Bulgaria | 31 | |
| Switzerland | 28 | |
| Hungary | 25 | |
| Czechia | 23 | |
| Ukraine | 15 | |
| Andorra | 9 | |
| Denmark | 8 | |
| Slovenia | 8 | |
| Slovakia | 8 | |
| Japan | 6 | |
| Liechtenstein | 6 | |
| Portugal | 5 | |
| Greece | 4 | |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | 3 | |
| South Korea | 3 | |
| Croatia | 2 | |
| China | 1 | |
| Georgia | 1 | |
| Mongolia | 1 |
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Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.