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Common Blue (female)

polyommatus icarus

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Description:

A tiny Female common Blue resting and feeding on a variety of grass and vetch. Wingspan approx 3cm. This is the August brood of Common Blues with the first being in May/June

Habitat:

seen at Old Moor reserve in the Dearne valley near Barnsley.

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PublishedAugust 12, 2013

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