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Beside Creeping Wood Sorrel

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  • Yamato-shizimi | Pale Grass Blue
  • The Pale Grass Blue is a butterfly that can be seen everywhere. This is because Creeping Wood Sorrel grow everywhere, and the Pale Grass Blue larvae feed on Creeping Wood Sorrel as they grow.
    There are many species of the family Lycaenidae, but the plants that the larvae feed on are different from each other, so information about which plants they were seen near is important in identifying them.

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    A female Pale Grass Blue on the flower of Creeping Wood Sorrel

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    They lay eggs one by one on the underside of the leaves of the Creeping Wood Sorrel

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    Adults suckle on a variety of flowers, not limited to Creeping Wood Sorrel

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