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Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 806 No. 806 |

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: „The spider’s vacation in an apartment“ Elio was looking for a quiet escape from the wild – but ended up caught in the middle of a whole new adventure.

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The spider’s vacation in an apartment

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