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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.

Hábitat: Woodlands

Aspecto

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.

ReinoAnimaliaFiloArthropodaClaseInsectaOrdenLepidopteraFamiliaLycaenidaeGéneroCelastrina
Holly Blue
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Holly Blue

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Common

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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!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Disguise Underwings

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

Habilidad

Bud Biter

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

Habilidad

Ant Alliance

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

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura
26-34 mm
Tamaño
10-15 mm
Esperanza de vida
7-21 días
Cantidad de patas
6

Dieta y alimentación

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.

Alimentos principales

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

Método de búsqueda

  • Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

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.

Rasgos

También conocido como

Holly Butterfly

Colecciones

Seguridad

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

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el envergadura de Holly Blue?

26-34 mm

¿Cuál es el tamaño de Holly Blue?

10-15 mm

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Holly Blue?

7-21 días

¿Qué come Holly Blue?

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

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Holly Blue?

Woodlands

¿Cómo caza Holly Blue?

Foraging

¿Cuál es el cantidad de patas de Holly Blue?

6

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