Hi Walt - if you could also post the image in the species-specific gallery I'd appreciate it, so that it doesn't get buried in the forums! http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/phpBB/gallery/album.php?album_id=305 Cheers, - Pete Hi Pete, I, um, posted 3 images in the gallery you pointed to, got a bit carr...

padfield wrote:I can't name it, but I have seen the phenomenon of the extended black spots before (very rarely!) in various species of blue. I've never seen it in common blue
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Guy

Thanks Guy, the elongation does seem very similar to your blues. Very interesting.

Lee Hurrell wrote:Hi Walt,
It certainly is an Common Blue male aberration!
Felix, or others, may be able to give it a name.
Good find!
Cheers
Lee

Thanks Lee, it's nice to know my identification skills are improving....

Hi, I saw this yesterday evening (08/08) at finemere in bucks along with many common blues that were all resting in very close proximity to this one. I waited to see the wings open, but after 5mins of waiting when the opportunity came my camera battery died! However it looked just like a male common...

Thanks to everyone for the information. Guy, I will look out for the caterpillar and Dave, I have sent the information to the email contact. This was a great sighting for me, slightly dampened by the fact that it is probably an unofficial release but I only went there to see a purple emperor! (actua...

Hi Walt, I think it is a Marbled Fritillary - and I seem to remember there were a few seen there last year - presumably an unauthorised release as they are certainly not native to the UK. I wonder if any have bred in the wood(?), or whether the same person has released more captive bred stock into ...

Took these today (27/06/10) at the bbowt finemere site in buckinghamshire, I can't id and was wondering if anyone can help? I would say it was similar in size to the likes of a red admiral. Thanks
Walt