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Male (probably)
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Female (probably). This one shows faint blue spots of the form caeruleopunctata.
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Underside
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Egg, dimpled like a golf ball
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Larva, about two weeks old, 8mm long.
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Tell-tale windows in Dock caused by larva eating away the lower layers.
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Larva, three weeks old, 12mm long.
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Information
| UK BAP status: | Not listed |
| Local status: | Colonies are widespread, but usually contain only small numbers. In hot sunny years numbers and distribution increase. The reverse occurs in cold wet years. |
| Size: | Small. |
| Larval foodplant: | Sheep's Sorrel, Common Sorrel and Broad-leaved Dock. |
| No. of broods: | Three, possibly four in warm years. |
| Flight time(s): | Late April to Mid June. Mid July to early October. Flight-time chart suggests two overlapping broods during this latter period. |
| Winter: | Larva |
| Habits: | Territorial males perch on or near ground and chase anything that enters its air-space. |
| Habitats: | Brown-field sites, downland, unimproved grassland, heathland, road verges, track edges, woodland rides. |
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Distribution
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