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Common Blue

Polyommatus icarus

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Description:

A male common blue on mustard flower (probably black mustard - Brassica nigra). 1st photo: Wings upperside, 2nd photo: Right wings underside - Left wings upperside. 3rd photo: Wings underside.

Habitat:

Forest roadside in Seih-Sou, the suburban forest of Thessaloniki (Greece).

Reference Links:

Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus - Overview, Common blue

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PublishedApril 19, 2016

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