Adonis blue butterfly

The Adonis Blue Butterfly. Has a fluffy layer on the outside of its wings to lighten the bright blue color. This butterfly is one of the two dead objects that Clegg shows Miranda, while touring his home.

This beautiful species of butterfly is one of the most characteristic of unimproved southern chalk downland, where it can be seen flying low over shortly grazed turf (typically steep, south-facing slopes).The males have brilliant sky-blue wings, while the females are chocolate brown and far less conspicuous. Both sexes have distinctive black lines that enter or cross the white fringes of the wings.

Jack Watkins meets a man who counts butterflies for the Sussex Wildlife Trust.

Adonis Blue Butterfly (Polyommatus bellargus) Europe, Russia, Iran, Iraq

An inhabitant of well-grazed southern chalk & limestone downs.

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Found in warm, sheltered spots on the Commons, the adonis blue is a beautiful butterfly. It's one of the most characteristic of unimproved chalk downlands.

Adonis Blue Butterfly © 2014 ~ annamasonart.com - watercolour- 23 x 17 cm

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