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Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 801 No. 801 |

Holly Blue
Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus) – species of family “Gossamer-winged Butterflies“

The holly blue (Celastrina argiolus) is a butterfly that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family and is native to Eurasia and North America.

Ancestry Graph

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This is not intended to be a dry lexicon. Personal stories and sensitive articles form the framework for our pictures: „Death in the garden“ Otto, the earwig, experiences an environment that is becoming increasingly dangerous due to the use of neonicotinoids and confronts the deadly consequences of these insecticides for himself and other insects.

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Death in the garden

„Holly Blue“ also appeared in the following editions of Arthropods Daily