Large Blue Butterfly
Large Blue Butterfly: Maculinea arion
Habitat: Officially extinct but formerly the chalk downs of Cotswolds and Cornwall Colonies have been introduced to Devon and Cornwall.
Food plant: Wild thyme.
Wingspan: about 4cm.
Class: insecta
Order: Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths)
Large Blue Butterfly: Maculinea arion
Habitat: Officially extinct but formerly the chalk downs of Cotswolds and Cornwall Colonies have been introduced to Devon and Cornwall.
Food plant: Wild thyme.
Wingspan: about 4cm.