In spring it normally lays its eggs on the buds of bramble flowers but at the end of the summer it has a certain preference for egg-laying on the buds of ivy flowers. The Holly Blue Butterfly has pale silver-blue wings spotted with pale dots. The female has a margin of dark colour on … The Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus) is small blue butterfly that may be seen from early spring, often in and around habitat where established Ivy (Hedra helix) and Holly (Ilex aquifolium) are growing in a sunny sheltered position. It is also called the Hill Hedge Blue or the Echo Blue. Adults: the holly blue is a small butterfly, light silver blue in colour with black borders to the upper wing which are more defined in females. Its numbers fluctuate from year to year in response to the climate and the numbers of the parasitic wasp Listrodomus nycthemerus, which kill many caterpillars. A very common ‘blue’ that flies from February-March to October. Find the perfect holly blue butterfly stock photo. It can be distinguished from other blue butterflies by the black speckles on the underside of its wings. No need to register, buy now! Holly Blue butterfly resting out of the breeze. Holly Blue butterfly Having seen a number of Holly Blue butterflies, apparently flying ceaselessly around the garden over the last week or so, one of them finally took a short rest, allowing Andy M to get a photo or two. The Holly Blue butterfly is found throughout much of England and Wales, becoming scarcer further north and absent in Scotland.
Holly blue ©Albert Miquel Holly blue. The Holly Blue Butterfly (Celastrina argiolus) belongs to the Lycaenidae family – the blues family. Huge collection, amazing choice, 100+ million high quality, affordable RF and RM images. This one was likely a male, as the black border on the upper wings was relatively narrow.