Reigate Hill, Surrey, UK. 19th May 2014. An Adonis Blue (Polyommatus (Lysandra) bellargus) rests on wild clover in a meadow on the North Downs at Reigate, Surrey. Monday 19th May 2014 Credit: Photo by Lindsay Constable / Alamy Live News
An Adonis Blue (Polyommatus (Lysandra) bellargus) rests on wild clover in a meadow on the North Downs at Reigate, Surrey. Monday 19th May 2014 © Photo by Lindsay Constable / Alamy Live News The Adonis Blue is a scarce butterfly in Britain, and like its relative the Chalkhill Blue, occurs only on herb-rich chalk and limestone grassland where its foodplant Horseshoe Vetch (Hippocrepis comosa) grows, usually on south or south-west facing slopes. It requires shorter turf than the Chalkhill Blue where the microclimate is particularly warm. (For further details on this species see ).
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Location: North Downs, Reigate Hill, Surrey. UK
Photo credit: © Lindsay Constable / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: adonis, blue, butterfly, chalk, coridon, downland, downs, hill, hills, lysandra, north, reigate, surrey
