chalkhill blue

English

Chalkhill Blue butterfly (male)

Noun

chalkhill blue (plural chalkhill blues)

1. A silver-blue butterfly, Polyommatus coridon, of the family Lycaenidae.
   • 2024 March 20, Chris Howe, “High speed underneath the Chilterns...”, in RAIL, number 1005, page 33:

     Yet despite sounding inhospitable, grasslands such as this are home to a huge variety of smaller herbs and wildflowers, including some of the UK's rarest orchids and invertebrates, in addition to being home to butterfly species such as the Chalkhill Blue.

Translations

butterfly

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