Hippocrepis comosa
Horseshoe Vetch
Hippocrépide en toupets
Horseshoe Vetch
Hippocrépide en toupets
Horseshoe vetch is the sole host plant of the Provence
Chalkhill Blue butterfly larvae. Eggs are laid on the leaves which the emerging
larvae then feed on.
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| In Situ |
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| Bloom, 5.22.13 |
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| Leaf and Bloom |
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| Provence Chalkhill Blue butterfly |
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Amédee Masclef illustration 1891
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