Carlton Cemetery wildlife - Common Blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus)
Introduction
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Carlton Cemetery wildlife - Common Blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus)
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 31 May 2020
There were several of these pretty little butterflies in the cemetery, including pairs of males competing for territory. Their preferred larval and adult food species, bird's foot trefoil is widespread in the cemetery.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.970358
Longitude
-1.092093