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Holly Blue Butterfly

Holly Blue Butterfly

One of the first UK butterflies to emerge in Spring the Holly Blue appears before other blue butterflies. It flies from March to May, and again between July and...
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One of the first UK butterflies to emerge in Spring the Holly Blue appears before other blue butterflies. It flies from March to May, and again between July and September. Caterpillar food plants are ivy and holly.

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Canon EOS 600D

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Aperture f/7.1 ISO 200 Shutter 1/250 Focal Length 70/1

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May, 2018

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Peer Award

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