Common blue locations

[it344x]

Hello all,
Can anyone tell me if the foodplants of the larvae ( or where the eggs are laid ) are the same as the foodplants of the grown up?

I can see from the foodplants link above what the Common Blue will eat but am not sure if that neccessarily relates to what the caterpillars eat , so I could be looking in completely the wrong places !

many thanks
Martin
( http://www.mgnastro.org/wildlife.html )

[Pete Eeles]

Hi Martin,

The foodplants refer to the foodplants of the larvae only. The adults may well us nectar sources that are not the same as the larval foodplant.

Cheers,

- Pete

[it344x]

ok - first common blue sighting this year for me today - nowhere more exotic than the front garden - very small and fading to a lighter crystal blue towards the body ( I assume that is a common blue ! ) . The little blighter settled down just long enough for me *not* to get my camera before flying orf - oh well

Martin
( http://www.mgnastro.org/wildlife.html )


ps. first comma sighted in the gardens at Cragside whilst on hols last week.

[Pete Eeles]

Hi Martin - more likely to be a Holly Blue at this time of year! See

http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/species. ... lly%20Blue

The undersides of the Common Blue and Holly Blue are quite different.

Cheers,

- Pete

[it344x]

Pete,

Yup - that's the one - many thanks. It was a very pretty , slight little thing - I'll be keeping my eye open for more of them.

regards
Martin
( http://www.mgnastro.org/wildlife.html )