Hippocrepis comosa
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Hippocrepis comosa, the horseshoe vetch, is a species of perennial flowering plant belonging to the genus Hippocrepis in the family Fabaceae.
Hippocrepis comosa
Chalkhill blue
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The chalkhill blue is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is a small butterfly that can be found throughout the Palearctic realm, where it occurs primarily in grasslands rich in chalk. Males have
Hippocrepis comosa
…they disappear, sometimes after several years (depending on grazing intensity.) Hippocrepis comosa is the exclusive food plant of the caterpillars of chalkhill blue (Polyommatus coridon) and Adonis blue (Polyommatus bellargus) butterflies. Populations that support such butterflies occur on longstanding ungrazed…
Lysandra coridon. male Flickr gailhampshire
Lysandra coridon. female Flickr gailhampshire
Aberrant male
Male, upperside