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Holly Blue Butterfly

Celastrina argiolus

Taken 5th August 06. Feeding on a Dahlia, the first time I have seen this butterfly. Also feeds on wet soil, carrion and tree sap.

by wallaby1 Aug 5, 2006 10:15 PM

They commonly rest on the leaves of shrubs and trees.

by wallaby1 Aug 5, 2006 10:18 PM

Holly Blue Butterfly in Suffolk, England, August 1970

by kennedyh Aug 5, 2006 10:23 PM

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Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Lycaenidae

Genus

Celastrina

Species

argiolus

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