Holly Blue
Unlike other blues, the Holly Blue is a butterfly of shrubby parks, woods, churchyards and gardens, where its nomadic lifestyle makes it a welcome sight from the end of March, with a second brood lasting until late September. (occasionally a third brood appears, flying into November). Its habits more closely resemble those of the hairstreaks, as it often flies and basks high up on the foliage of trees and prefers to feed on aphid honeydew or salts from damp mud, rather than flowers.
Holly Blue
Unlike other blues, the Holly Blue is a butterfly of shrubby parks, woods, churchyards and gardens, where its nomadic lifestyle makes it a welcome sight from the end of March, with a second brood lasting until late September. (occasionally a third brood appears, flying into November). Its habits more closely resemble those of the hairstreaks, as it often flies and basks high up on the foliage of trees and prefers to feed on aphid honeydew or salts from damp mud, rather than flowers.