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Is there any indication that the blue females have any greater breeding success?
In other words, might the brown form eventually become relatively more scarce?
Jack
Cheers for that comment David(and also Deborah too).David M wrote:Thanks for posting that fabulous image of the female Common Blue, TM.
Very possibly the most attractive example I've ever seen.
Im afraid i cant answer your question Jack, i dont really have enough observational knowledge/data between the colour forms/types.Jack Harrison wrote:If I were a male Common Blue, I’d undoubtedly prefer one of those blue females over the brown form![]()
Is there any indication that the blue females have any greater breeding success?
In other words, might the brown form eventually become relatively more scarce?
Jack
Its difficult for me to pick butterfly species favourites Allan...but after this season/2018, the Common Blue has certainly been one of my favourite species, to capture some pleasing images of.Allan.W. wrote:Thanks Paul ,yes we had a pretty good (and unexpected !) session with the Small Coppers at Hothfield this afternoon .
Like yourself I,ve been lucky with "blue" females this season and have taken some pleasing (for me !) shots of several , that said
I,ve only seen 2(females ) in this brood ,love it when the Common Blues are flying ,and I,m building a fair collection of pictures of variant females,
along with Small Coppers and Grizzled Skippers ,my three favourite British butterflies.
Regards Allan.W.
LOL!Jack Harrison wrote:I can't see a single butterfly in that picture. But you are excused. It's a lovely photo. Superb and very atmospheric light.
The excitement of waking up to this post on a sunny day off was short lived. The train service to this part of the country is having a weekend off and there's a bus replacement service running insteadCallumMac wrote:Per Twitter, there was a Long-tailed Blue yesterday at Crayford Marshes, Bexley. Too far for me to travel but others nearer might like to take a look!
https://twitter.com/zimmer_donna/status ... 77696?s=21