Female Holly Blue butterfly
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Female Holly Blue butterfly by Robin Drayton as part of the Geograph project.
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Female Holly Blue butterfly
Image: © Robin Drayton Taken: 15 Apr 2015
Resting on an ivy leaf. The broad black margin to the fore-wings indicate that this is a female. For a picture of a male see http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/536358 . The egg of this butterfly will have been laid on ivy around August with the pupa overwintering to produce this spring flying adult. The eggs from this butterfly will be laid around May on holly, to produce the second generation summer flying adults.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.575258
Longitude
-3.010636