Holly Blue

Faulbaum Blue ( Celastrina argiolus ) ♀

The Lazy Tree Blue ( Celastrina argiolus ) is a butterfly ( butterfly ) from the family of Lycaenidae ( Lycaenidae ).

Features

The alder buckthorn 's Blue is a small butterfly that is encountered only sporadically. Both males and females are colored blue. However, the blue color of the upper wing is not enough in the females until the wing edge. The dark edge on the upper wing surface of the female is in the second generation is wider than in the first generation. In hand, the butterflies are colored white and blue showing a discreet black markings.

Flight time

Celastrina argiolus flies in two generations from April to September.

Habitat

The alder buckthorn 's Blue is a typical deciduous forest dwellers.

Way of life

The alder buckthorn 's Blue slips very early in the spring. Food plants of the caterpillar are Rubus, currants (Ribes ), buckthorn ( Rhamnus ), dwarf gorse ( Chamaecytisus ), lupine (Lupinus ), blueberries (Vaccinium ), vetches (Vicia ), dogwood (Cornus ), apples (Malus ), Prunus, Vogelknöteriche ( Polygonum ), oak (Quercus ), strawberry trees (Arbutus ) and septic trees ( frangula ).

Dissemination

The moth is found throughout Europe and North West Africa. In northern Scandinavia and Ireland, it is rarely encountered.

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