Family: Lycaenidae

61.018 Common Blue Polyommatus icarus

There are 4 county records of 4 individuals from 3 different sites. First recorded in 1971.

Individual records comprise of: [4 Adult] .

Occurrence by month (Adults)

Jun
1
Jul
3

Earliest: 22 Jun 2019 - Latest: 31 Jul 1976

Historical Abundance

2019
3
1976
0
1971
1

Records (Individuals) by Vice County

VC67
3 (2)
VC68
1 (2)

Status Grade 1

Larval food plants

Bird's-foot Trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Common Restharrow Ononis repens
Greater Bird's-foot Trefoil Lotus pedunculatus
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium
White Clover Trifolium repens

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