Common Blue
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| Scientific name | Polyommatus icarus |
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| Higher classification | Polyommatus |
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Order | Lepidoptera |
| Rank | Species |
| Family | Lycaenidae |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1189339 |
About Common Blue
The common blue butterfly is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae and subfamily Polyommatinae. The butterfly can be found in Europe, North Africa, [iran] and the Canary Islands, but it is especially common throughout the British Isles.
UK butterfly numbers at highest level since 2019
... Species which have declined since last year and over the long term include ringlet, Common Blue and speckled wood, according to the research...
Big Butterfly Count: Sightings worryingly low, say UK conservationists
... This year s unusually warm summer is thought to be behind the increased sightings of other species like the Common Blue - up 158%, and the Gatekeeper - up 58%...
The fight to save vanishing wildflower meadows
... " Species such as the Common Blue butterfly, which you might find here, are reliant on wildflowers like bird s foot trefoil...
Common blue butterfly makes comeback thanks to heatwave
...Common Blue butterflies might be looking at another population boom thanks to the recent hot weather...
Painted lady butterflies emerge in once-a-decade phenomenon
... Common Blue comebackThe species often lay eggs on thistles, giving them the name Thistle Butterfly...
Big Butterfly Count: Which common UK species to look for
... Common Blue: This is the most widespread blue butterfly in Britain, The males are blue, while the colour of the females varies from nearly completely brown to predominantly blue...
Common blue Photos
