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May, 2025

A painted pollinator

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You can thank this common blue butterfly's discerning palate for the delightful palette of our photo. Lavender is well loved by us humans as a delicious aromatic herb, and common blues agree, happily harvesting nectar from the tiny purple blossoms. Common blues' color patterns differ by sex, a perfect example of dimorphism. By the blue belly and grayish outer wings of this little guy, we can tell he's a male—if he were to spread his wings, we'd see where the 'blue' part of the name comes from.
butterfly moths and butterflies flower insect invertebrate plant pollinator lycaena common blue aricia polyommatus plebejus animal
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