Polyommatus icarus · dirvinis melsvys
- common blue butterfly
- Hauhechel-Bläuling
- parastais zilenītis
- modraszek ikar
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_blue
- pyrgus.de/Polyommatus_icarus_en.html
- first-nature.com/insects/lb-polyommatus-icarus.php
Common Blues overwinter in their half-grown larval state. The pale green caterpillar have yellow stripes; they produce a honeydew-like liquid on which ants feed. To protect their food suppliers the ants in turn ward off predators that might otherwise eat the caterpillars.‥