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| Common Blue
Polyommatus icarus |
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COMMON BLUE UNDERSIDE
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| When to see: |
Mid May to Early July. Mid July to Mid
September. End September to End October. Peak: June and August
to Mid September. |
| Habitat: |
Downland, open rough ground |
| Where to see: |
Cashmoor,
Clubmens Down, Fontmell
Down, Girdlers Coppice, Lydlinch
Common, Melbury Down, Sovell
Down, Ballard Down, Durlston
CP East, Durlston CP West,
Townsend Quarry, Cerne
Abbas, Kingcombe Pound, Kingcombe
Redholm, Portland Broadcroft,
Portland Tout, Powerstock
North, Powerstock Rail,
Avon Heath CP South, Badbury
Rings, Ham Common |
| Foodplants: |
Birdsfoot Trefoil, Restharrow
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| Behaviour: |
Perch/Patrol |
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