{"id":10857,"date":"2013-10-27T18:26:27","date_gmt":"2013-10-27T17:26:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.descobreixmenorca.com\/?page_id=10857"},"modified":"2016-05-22T15:43:27","modified_gmt":"2016-05-22T13:43:27","slug":"long-tailed-blue","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.descobreixmenorca.com\/en\/butterflies-of-menorca\/long-tailed-blue\/","title":{"rendered":"Long-tailed blue"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_33010\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33010\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33010 size-full\" title=\"Long-tailed blue. Butterflies of Menorca guide\" src=\"https:\/\/www.descobreixmenorca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/menorca_papallones_lboeticus_jmsesma.jpg\" alt=\"Long-tailed blue. Butterflies of Menorca guide\" width=\"750\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.descobreixmenorca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/menorca_papallones_lboeticus_jmsesma.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.descobreixmenorca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/menorca_papallones_lboeticus_jmsesma-300x178.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33010\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Long-tailed blue \u00a9Albert Miquel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1>Long-tailed blue<\/h1>\n<p>The <b>Long-tailed blue <\/b>is a migratory butterfly with a fast irregular flight that is similar to <b>Lang\u2019s short-tailed blue<\/b>. A few examples may survive the winter and be seen at the beginning of spring. Nevertheless, the main part of the island\u2019s population of this species arrives from North Africa in May and June and at the <b>end of summer <\/b>it is at its commonest. Amongst the typical plants this species uses as a food plant are wild peas, genistas, alfalfa and gorse. Like <b>Lang\u2019s short-tailed blue<\/b>, this species always lays its eggs on the buds of flowers about to open so that the emerging caterpillars can feed on the recently opened flowers.<br \/>\n<b>Scientific name<\/b><b>:<\/b><i> Lampides boeticus<\/i><\/p>\n<p>See all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.descobreixmenorca.com\/en\/category\/butterflies\/\">butterflies of Menorca<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Long-tailed blue is a migratory butterfly with a fast irregular flight that is similar to Lang\u2019s short-tailed blue. 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