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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.
Hábitat: Grasslands
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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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!
Chalkhill Blue females have brown wings that help them blend perfectly with dry grasses to avoid being seen by predators.
Chalkhill Blues can bask in the sun to warm their bodies, which gives them the energy needed to fly and find mates.
Chalkhill Blues have feathery antennae that help them detect the faint scent of flowers and other butterflies from far away.
Adults drink nectar from flowers; caterpillars munch on leaves to grow big and strong.
Diferencias por edad: Larvae eat leaves of Horseshoe Vetch; adults drink flower nectar.
Hippocrepis comosa
Larvae feed exclusively on its leaves.
Myrmica sabuleti
Ants protect caterpillars for a sugary reward.
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Parus major
Birds, like tits, prey on these butterflies.
Origanum vulgare
Adults visit flowers for nectar, spreading pollen.
Los animales solitarios viven solos durante la mayor parte de su vida y solo interactúan con otros para aparearse o cuidar de sus crías.
Colorido describe a organismos u objetos que exhiben una amplia variedad de colores brillantes y distintivos.
Este rasgo caracteriza a los organismos cuya dieta consiste total o principalmente en material vegetal.
Describe plantas que son particularmente atractivas y beneficiosas para una amplia variedad de organismos polinizadores.
Los hábitats de pastizales son biomas terrestres dominados por pastos y plantas herbáceas, que sustentan a una variedad de animales de pastoreo.
Los animales diurnos están activos principalmente durante el día y suelen descansar o dormir por la noche.
Describe organismos que transfieren polen, permitiendo la fertilización y reproducción de las plantas.
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Always watch butterflies from a distance and don't try to catch them.
32-44 mm
15-20 mm
14-28 días
12 km/h
Adults drink nectar from flowers; caterpillars munch on leaves to grow big and strong.
Grasslands
Foraging
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