Denise wrote:The next blue I'm not sure, but Guy will know.
Well, I'll have a go!
The combination of cell spot, white wedge and general polyommatine underside reduce the options to two genera -
Polyommatus and
Lysandra (in the old money - I really don't like the modern way of lumping everything into
Polyommatus). There is really no sign of marginal chequering, so
Lysandra is ruled out. To the best of my knowledge, the only true
Polyommatus species in Portugal is the common blue,
Polyommatus icarus. SO, I suggest that is what she (for it is a female) is.
And yes, great pictures. GB is weirdly difficult to photograph well (considering it spends its entire day sitting around doing nothing) but your pictures give a good feel for the butterfly.
Guy