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Holly Blue

Celastrina argiolus

The Holly Blue is a small, beautiful butterfly with bright blue wings. It loves to flutter around gardens and woodlands, bringing joy to everyone who sees it.

Lebensraum: Woodlands

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The Holly Blue is a small, vibrant butterfly. Males boast brilliant sky-blue upper wings, while females have similar blue wings with distinct broad black borders on their forewings. Both sexes feature pale silvery-blue or white underwings, usually unmarked or with very tiny, sparse black dots, which helps distinguish them.

ReichAnimaliaStammArthropodaKlasseInsectaOrdnungLepidopteraFamilieLycaenidaeGattungCelastrina
Holly Blue
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Holly Blue

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Holly Blues overwinter as pupae, hidden away until spring arrives!

Its caterpillars start by eating flower buds, then switch to fruits as they grow!

The first generation's caterpillars often feast on holly, while the second prefers ivy!

These butterflies can have two or even three generations born in a single year!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Disguise Underwings

Holly Blue has pale, unmarked underwings that help them blend against the sky, making them harder for predators to spot.

Fähigkeit

Bud Biter

Holly Blue can lay eggs directly inside flower buds, providing immediate shelter and food for their caterpillars when they hatch.

Fähigkeit

Ant Alliance

Holly Blue caterpillars have special glands that secrete sugary fluid, attracting ants that protect them from predators.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
26-34 mm
Größe
10-15 mm
Lebenserwartung
7-21 Tage
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Caterpillars munch on plant buds and fruits, while adult butterflies sip on flower nectar.

Altersunterschiede: Caterpillars eat flower buds and fruits; adults feed on nectar from flowers.

Hauptnahrung

  • Flower buds
  • Young fruits
  • Nectar
  • Honeydew
  • Holly flowers
  • Ivy flowers

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Common Holly

Ilex aquifolium

Caterpillars often feed on holly buds.

eats

Common Ivy

Hedera helix

Later generations of caterpillars prefer ivy.

symbiotic with

Black Garden Ant

Lasius niger

Ants protect caterpillars for honeydew.

eaten by

Great Tit

Parus major

Adults and caterpillars are prey for birds.

pollinates

Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale

Adults visit flowers for nectar, aiding pollination.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Holly Butterfly

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Butterflies are safe to watch, but it's best to look without touching them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

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

26-34 mm

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

10-15 mm

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

7-21 Tage

Was frisst Holly Blue?

Caterpillars munch on plant buds and fruits, while adult butterflies sip on flower nectar.

Wo findet man Holly Blue normalerweise?

Woodlands

Wie jagt Holly Blue?

Foraging

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

6

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