A small Eurasian butterfly, the male of which has vivid sky-blue wings.
Lysandra bellargus, family Lycaenidae
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So far, our work indicates no dramatic impact of released birds on the Adonis blue butterfly, but we have insufficient data to test for subtle effects.
Definition of Adonis blue in US English:
Adonis blue
noun
A small Eurasian butterfly, the male of which has vivid sky-blue wings.
Lysandra bellargus, family Lycaenidae
Example sentencesExamples
So far, our work indicates no dramatic impact of released birds on the Adonis blue butterfly, but we have insufficient data to test for subtle effects.