Adonis Blue
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Aston Rowant
26 Aug 2012
Adonis Blue
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Aston Rowant
Male. 26 Aug 2012
Adonis Blue
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Aston Rowant
Female. 26 Aug 2012

The Adonis Blue, Polyomatus bellargus

There is a main brood, flying mid May and June, with a second brood flying in August and September.

The larval food plant is Horseshoe Vetch.

The female is very similar to a female Chalkhill Blue but usually has some blue in the otherwise white discs surrounding the spots near the hind-wing margins. In the case of the female photographed on 26 August 2012, it is difficult to see the blue shading, but the insect was with a male Adonis Blue, they were both fresh, presumably second brood butterflies, and the remnants of the single brooded Chalkhill Blues flying that day were all very worn.

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External links to Adonis Blue pages at: British Butterflies by Steven Cheshire . UK Butterflies by Peter Eeles
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Personal sightings:

26 Aug 2012. Beacon Hill, Aston Rowant. 1 pair of Adonis Blues.

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