Common Blue Caterpillar 

 


Common Blue larva (caterpillar)

 

Common Blue larva 

          Common Blue Larva feeding on Bird's Foot Trefoil.
          A pair of  retractile tubercles seen on some species 
          of  the Lycaenidae family are visible on abdominal 
          segment 8.

 

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                            Pair of retractile tubercles visible on  abdominal segment 8. 
            Their purpose is uncertain but it is possible  that they have a defensive function.
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  tubercles retracted   

   tubercles extended

© DHardiman 2001   

 

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