The habitat consists of dry slopes, gorges and plateaus with xerophyte or steppe vegetation, sometimes wooded areas from 1,800 up to 2,800 meters.

The ground colour of the males is bright blue with an azure tint.

The black outer marginal line on the forewings and hindwings is very narrow.

The fringes of both wings are dark grey and tips of the hindwing veins are indicated with fine black.

The female ground colour is brown with vastly darker veins.