Adonis Blue, Lysandra bellargus Family: Lycaenidae

1576     *     Lysandra bellargus     *     Adonis Blue


Formerly a Priority species, no longer listed

Wingspan: 38mm
Flight time: Two generations, May-June and August-September
Habitat: Southern chalk and limestone downlands with short turf

Larvae only feed on Horseshoe Vetch (Hippocrepis comosa)


Adonis Blue, Lysandra bellargus

Adonis Blue, Lysandra bellargus

Adonis Blue, Lysandra bellargus

Adonis Blue, Lysandra bellargus
Adonis Blue, Lysandra bellargus
The Purbecks and Badbury Rings, Dorset. August 2008 and 2016. May 2017

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