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Polyommatus icarus · dirvinis melsvys

  • common blue butterfly
  • Hauhechel-Bläuling
  • dirvinis melsvys
  • parastais zilenītis
  • modraszek ikar

The larval foodplants are various members of the Fabaceae. They include various vetches (Vicia spp), Clovers (Trifolium spp), Medicks (Medicago spp) and most commonly Bird's-foot-trefoil (Lotus corniculatus).

Common Blues overwinter in their half-grown larval state. The pale green caterpillar have yellow stripes; they produce a honeydew-like liquid on which ants feed. To protect their food suppliers the ants in turn ward off predators that might otherwise eat the caterpillars.

Viena labiausiai Lietuvoje paplitusių melsvių rūšių.

 

EXIF

model
Canon PowerShot G2
f
8
EV±
0.0 EV
speed
1/60 s
flash
yes, mode: unknown
ISO
50
focal
21 mm
 

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