Paul D Stewart / Male Large Blue Butterfly (Maculinea eutryphon / arion) collected in 1865. It is here surrounded by other extant UK blue butterfly species. The large Blue was first recorded as a British species in 17...
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Large blue butterfly (Maculinea arion) on a Common Centaury (Centaurium erythraea) flower, Collard Hill, Somerset, England, UK, June 2011. Did you know? The large blue's life cycle is dependent on the...
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Large blue butterfly (Maculinea arion) feeding on Wild thyme (Thymus praecox) flower, Collard Hill, Somerset, England, UK, June 2011