Crossword on Phengaris Arion
Phengaris Arion needs the host plant, Thyme, and ant, Myrmica sabuleti, for its reproduction.Its life cycle is really exciting.
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1. Does the Large Blue butterfly need a nettle for a host plant?

2. Does the Large Blue butterfly primarily inhabit dry grasslands?

3. Does the Large Blue butterfly need Formica rufa ant for its lifecycle?

4. Can the Large Blue butterfly be a cannibal on the hostplant?

5. Do female Large Blue butterflies lay their eggs on the leaves of plants?

6. Does the Large Blue butterfly parasite ants during its larval stage?

7. Does the larva of the Large Blue butterfly live in an ant nest during the winter?

8. Are climate change impacts harmful to the Large blue butterfly´s survival?

9. Does Large blue lay eggs on any plant?

10. Does Large blue undergo a life cycle: egg-nymph-adult stages?

11. Does the Large blue undergo metamorphosis?

12. Are the eggs of the Large blue butterfly blue in colour?

13. Do malebutterflies usually havemore vivid wing colours?

14. Does a host plantprovide proteins for the larvae?

15. Is the Large Blue butterfly considered an endangered species?
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