#adonis blue

[koenji]

Adonis Blue (Lysandra bellargus) butterflies basking in the sun.

[malioli]

This is the Adonis blue butterfly (Polyommatus bellargus). Its electric blue wings are a natural marvel — but look closely and you'll notice the wear, the torn edges. Those little scars tell a story. A story of winds survived. Of grasses brushed against. Of life lived.

Sometimes beauty lies not in perfection, but in endurance.

📷 Captured in natural light, handheld, among wild grasses.

[podartists]

Plate III | The butterfly vivarium; or, Insect home (1858) | Henry Noel Humphreys

[kaleidoscopicstatue]

Adonis Blue 👍

@glass-trash-bab

[kittea-cafe]

🩵🦋🐛🦋🩵

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Character: The Caterpillar

Gender/Pronouns: Trans Man, He/Him

Age: 25

Favorite Mushroom: Pixie’s Parasol

He is a loner and keeps to himself. However one day the Cheshire Cat stops by and they become fast friends. He spends most of his time hanging around the mushroom forest.

[emmanuel-the-manual]

Adonis Blue 🦋

[death-mothblog]

The Adonis blue (Lysandra bellargus, also known as Polyommatus bellargus) is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It inhabits the Palearctic realm (Western Europe, Central Europe, Southern Europe, Southern Russia, Iraq, Iran, Caucasus, Transcaucasus, and Turkey).

The male has the upper side wings a brilliant sky blue, with a fine black line round the edge and a white margin. The female is chocolate brown with a few blue scales near the base, and with orange spots, bordered by blue scales, around the edge of the hind wing. The fringes are chequered both sexes. The underside is brownish grey with black and orange crescent spots. The wingspan is about 3 cm (1.2 in). The caterpillar reaches 1.6 centimetres (0.63 in) in length, has a dark green body with dark spines, and yellow bands along the back and sides.

[calochortus]

Adonis Blue (Polyommatus bellargus) taking a sweaty drink... by Will Atkins Via Flickr: As I was trying to get a photo of it on some marjoram this male decided to make life a little harder for me by landing on my thumb instead!