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Communal feeding on dog faeces. (The two on the left are Common Blue).
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Female underside
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Information
| Law: | Protection under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. |
| UK BAP status: | Not listed |
| Local status: | Locally common. Exists in colonies and only found on Chalk. |
| Size: | Small. |
| Larval foodplant: | Horseshoe Vetch |
| No. of broods: | One |
| Flight time(s): | Early July to end of August. |
| Winter: | Egg (The only Bedfordshire "Blue" that overwinters in this state). |
| Habits: | Likes to feed on Knapweed and Scabious. Males also may feed communally on mammal dung, e.g. dog. |
| Habitats: | Chalk downland only, where turf is short and its sole larval-foodplant grows. |
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