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Common Blue

Polyommatus icarus

Photo by AnneSorbes
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Description:

Common Blue male on Asteracea.

Habitat:

meadows, coastal dunes, woodland clearings and also many man made habitats, anywhere where their food plants are found.

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Comments (6)
AnneSorbes
It's true, in France it's a very common butterfly, but it does one of my favorites and I always take great pleasure in photographing this elegant butterfly.

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PublishedDecember 7, 2011

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