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The Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus) is a small blue butterfly which flies in the spring, from March to May, and then again at the end of the summer between July and September. It is found in gardens, as well as woodlands, parks and churchyards, and so mnay peopel are familiar with this little butterfly.
The foodplants of the caterpillars are mainly Holly (for the spring generation) and Ivy (for the summer generation), although a wide range of other plants are used including Spindle, Bramble and Gorse.
The Holly Blue is a bright blue butterfly with silvery underwings dotted with small black spots. Females have black wing edges. It is easily distinguished from all the other blues by the silvery underside completely lacking in orange spots.
It is found in England, Wales and scattered places in Northern Ireland, but absent from Scotland.
Holly has dense cataracts, but she can manage to walk around a bit without her lead to guide her! She's a star x
Holly Blue Butterfly
(Celastrina argiolus)
A glorious hot day and went for a walk in the park ... then a lovely surprise as I've never seen this very small butterfly in my neck of the woods before (Staffordshire) ....made my day! :)))
Seen feeding on Sedum 'Purple Emperor'.
Cinder track, Scarborough. 2019
There seems to be more Holly Blue butterflies around this year, which is great news for me.
I had taken my camera to the local shop in case I saw ducklings. I did not see any of them to photograph but did see this holly blue settling on my way back home.
This is the time of year when birds like to eat holly berries. There were probably 12 robins eating berries from this tree
I have been playing tonight. I don't really know what I'm doing but I'm so pleased with what can be pulled out of my negatives
Been a while since I uploaded an image of Holly my Springer Spaniel. Here she is after a couple of laps of Shakerley Mere, both in and out.
These pale silver-blue wings spotted with dots belong to Celastrina argiolus (Linnaeus, 1758), aka the holly blue. This butterfly belongs to the lycaenids or blues family and is native to Eurasia and North America. This one was captured last week in Cyprus near a stream, with the butterfly resting on a very fresh and aromatic honeysuckle plant (Lonicera sp.).
For those interested in the technical details, the photo was taken with Nikon D750 and the excellent Laowa (Venus) 60mm f/2.8 Ultra-Macro 2:1 lens; 15 stacked shots for the butterfly and 1 shot for the background.
Thanks a lot for stopping by, your comments and feedback are always welcomed and very much appreciated!
Holly Blue - Celastrina argiolus
Insectiflora pics: www.flickr.com/photos/191876035@N02/albums/72177720309176654
- image © Phil Brandon Hunter - www.philbhu.com - image ref: P5281385c3
When I first met Missy, I told her new owners that I was going to kidnapp her because she is SO sweet! However, upon further reflection, I have revised my thinking a little....
I still think that Missy (new gata of Jodiane) is completely adorable, but now that I've been taking care of Edgar & Joko all by my lonesome, I've realized that I need a third cat like I need a hole in the head! I'm very content to just be a special auntie for this little cutie-pie!
This one turned out to be a pretty good pic, especially considering I was holding the camera and taking the pic myself!
Eryngium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae. There are about 250 species.[1] The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with the center of diversity in South America.[1] Common names include eryngo and amethyst sea holly (though the genus is not related to the true hollies, Ilex).
~ Wikipedia
in February, following about a week of almost blizzard-like conditions, with relentless NE winds and drifting snow, we were told that it was going to warm up, but that some areas might experience freezing rain in the interim period. They were correct! This is what we woke up to see!
This was on the holly tree beside our house, right in the path of the NE wind and it was VERY slippery out!!! When I went out to take pictures, I took a shovel along as a 3rd leg, jamming it into the ice in front of me every step I took.. (17-02-09-6577)