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Chalkhill Blue

Polyommatus coridon

The Chalkhill Blue is a beautiful butterfly with bright blue wings. It loves to flutter around sunny meadows and is often seen resting on flowers.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Chalkhill Blue butterfly has a striking appearance with strong sexual dimorphism. Males boast iridescent sky-blue wings with a chalky sheen and a white fringe, while females have brown wings adorned with orange spots along the edges and sometimes a dusting of blue near the body.

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Chalkhill Blue
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Chalkhill Blue

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Male Chalkhill Blues get their incredible blue color from how light bounces off their scales, not from blue pigment!

The Chalkhill Blue gets its name because it loves to live in sunny, chalky grassland areas.

Their caterpillars are super sneaky; they release a sweet liquid to 'pay' ants for protection!

You can only find adult Chalkhill Blue butterflies flying for a few weeks each summer!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Grass Blender

Chalkhill Blue females have brown wings that help them blend perfectly with dry grasses to avoid being seen by predators.

Fähigkeit

Sun Seeker

Chalkhill Blues can bask in the sun to warm their bodies, which gives them the energy needed to fly and find mates.

Fähigkeit

Scent Sniffer

Chalkhill Blues have feathery antennae that help them detect the faint scent of flowers and other butterflies from far away.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
32-44 mm
Größe
15-20 mm
Lebenserwartung
14-28 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
12 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adults drink nectar from flowers; caterpillars munch on leaves to grow big and strong.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae eat leaves of Horseshoe Vetch; adults drink flower nectar.

Hauptnahrung

  • Horseshoe Vetch leaves
  • Thistle nectar
  • Wild Marjoram nectar
  • Knapweed nectar

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

depends on

Horseshoe Vetch

Hippocrepis comosa

Larvae feed exclusively on its leaves.

symbiotic with

Red Ant

Myrmica sabuleti

Ants protect caterpillars for a sugary reward.

eaten by

Great Tit

Parus major

Birds, like tits, prey on these butterflies.

pollinates

Wild Marjoram

Origanum vulgare

Adults visit flowers for nectar, spreading pollen.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Noch keine Alternativnamen vorhanden.

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch butterflies from a distance and don't try to catch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Chalkhill Blue?

32-44 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Chalkhill Blue?

15-20 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Chalkhill Blue?

14-28 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Chalkhill Blue?

12 km/h

Was frisst Chalkhill Blue?

Adults drink nectar from flowers; caterpillars munch on leaves to grow big and strong.

Wo findet man Chalkhill Blue normalerweise?

Grasslands

Wie jagt Chalkhill Blue?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Chalkhill Blue?

6

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