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Pea blue butterflies have a wingspan of 30 mm. The male´s wings are pale blue on top, whereas females are blue with wide dark brown edges. Underneath, both sexes are pale brown with white markings and have a distinctive broad white band across the outer sector of both wings. Both sexes have a small, thin tail on each hindwing. There are two small black eye spots, ringed with orange, at the base of each tail, on the underside of the wings. Larvae reach 10 mm in length. Larvae are variable in colour ranging from a uniform pale cream to pale pink with darker pink markings. The pale brown head is usually retracted out of site when the larvae are disturbed. Younger larvae may be pale pink with darker pink markings. The eggs are flattened, white and only 0.2 mm across. Pupae are mottled brown with a length of 8 mm.