Tagged: Maculinea arion

Large Blue (Maculinea arion)

Collard Hill Open Day

A regular annual visit to the Large Blue (Maculinea arion) open day on Collard Hill, Somerset.   I can recommend visiting Collard Hill during the summer open days.  Some brilliant volunteers and many pairs of eyes....

Large Blue (Maculinea arion) - Collard Hill, Somerset, UK. ID JB5_2930

Please help the Large Blues!

Large Blue (Maculinea arion) – Collard Hill, Somerset, UK. ID JB5_2930 Due to the rapid grass flowering, following the recent wet period, many Wild Thyme flowers are swamped and inaccessible to egg-laying females. As...