MARAZINE BLUE
The word marazine describes a deep purplish-blue colour and perfectly fits the male marazine butterfly. The male's upper wings are the wonderful blue colour with distinct darker veins and a dark border. The underside is a greyish ochre with a series of black spots surrounded by white. Near the body, the wings have a bluish tinge. The female underside is the same as the male, but their upper wings are brown. The caterpillars are a yellow green colour with dark lines, dark brown spiracles, and fine hairs.
The marazine blue loves a meadow, so pastures, grasslands and damp flowery areas up to 2200m, is where you can find it. The wingspan is 32 to 38mm. This butterfly can be seen between May and October, with the caterpillars hibernating through the winter. The caterpillars feed mainly on red clover. This butterfly became extinct in Britain during the mid eighteenth century.
