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Adonis blue butterflies, females

Adonis blue butterflies

Unlike the males, female adonis blue butterflies don’t immediately strike the eye as blue.

Adonis blue butterflies

Like many creatures, the female colouring is one which is less likely to be noticed by predators. Look closely at the thorax – there is a bluish tinge.

(The thorax is the section of the body behind the head. It’s the bit that the wings and the legs are connected to.)