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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.
Hábitat: Woodlands
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.
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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!
Holly Blue has pale, unmarked underwings that help them blend against the sky, making them harder for predators to spot.
Holly Blue can lay eggs directly inside flower buds, providing immediate shelter and food for their caterpillars when they hatch.
Holly Blue caterpillars have special glands that secrete sugary fluid, attracting ants that protect them from predators.
Caterpillars munch on plant buds and fruits, while adult butterflies sip on flower nectar.
Diferencias por edad: Caterpillars eat flower buds and fruits; adults feed on nectar from flowers.
Ilex aquifolium
Caterpillars often feed on holly buds.
Hedera helix
Later generations of caterpillars prefer ivy.
Lasius niger
Ants protect caterpillars for honeydew.
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Parus major
Adults and caterpillars are prey for birds.
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Taraxacum officinale
Adults visit flowers for nectar, aiding pollination.
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 boscosos son entornos terrestres dominados por una densa cubierta arbórea, que sustentan una gran diversidad de vida animal y vegetal.
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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Butterflies are safe to watch, but it's best to look without touching them.
26-34 mm
10-15 mm
7-21 días
Caterpillars munch on plant buds and fruits, while adult butterflies sip on flower nectar.
Woodlands
Foraging
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