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If you see a horseshoe that you like which has been sold/reserved, please let me know and I will paint some more. No two shoes will look the same!

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Category : Holly Blue Butterfly          No. of horseshoes : 5

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No. 313 - SOLD
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No. 311 - SOLD
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No. 33 - SOLD
  
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No. 312 - SOLD
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No. 262 - SOLD
    
The holly blue butterfly is a visitor to Essex where we live. The male holly blues have sky-blue upper wings with narrow, black borders, whereas females have broad, dull black borders. In both sexes the under wings are palest blue, almost white, with black spots. In spring females lay their eggs at the base of flower buds on holly bushes. Later in the year females use ivy bushes, as well as sometimes spindle, dogwood and heathers. The caterpillars are usually green, but some may be camouflaged with pinky stripes. Caterpillars are often easy to find as they leave conspicuous holes where they have munched the flower buds. They probably pupate on or near the ground and are likely to be tended by ants. This species overwinters as a chrysalis, with adults emerging in April. The adult butterflies drink oozing sap, aphid honeydew and carrion juices. Caterpillars usually eat holly and ivy, but also dogwood, spindle and heathers.

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