Adonis Blue
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| Polyommatus bellargus (Rottemburg, 1775) |
The Adonis Blue (Polyommatus bellargus) is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.
[edit] Habitat
The adonis blue loves to live in grasslands with short vegetation.
[edit] Species decline
The Adonis Blue has been rapidly declining. This has been due to their habitat (grasslands) disappearing or becoming coarse and shady through a lack of grazing. There have been many people trying to get them to reappear.
[edit] External links
- Adonis Blue at Butterfly-Conservation.org
- BBC Article on reappearance of Adonis Blue in Cotswolds, Gloucestershire
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