Common Blue aberration?
Common Blue aberration?
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 blue and was of a similar size. Can anyone ID this for me? As far as I can remember I have never seen an aberration before, so I'm just guessing.
Thanks
Walt
Thanks
Walt
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Re: Common Blue aberration?
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
It certainly is an Common Blue male aberration!
Felix, or others, may be able to give it a name.
Good find!
Cheers
Lee
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Re: Common Blue aberration?
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
These are a large blue and an Escher's blue respectively, showing something similar (photos are video frames, so not very good quality, unfortunately):
![Image](http://www.guypadfield.com/images2004a/arion1.jpg)
![Image](http://www.guypadfield.com/images2004a/escheri1.jpg)
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These are a large blue and an Escher's blue respectively, showing something similar (photos are video frames, so not very good quality, unfortunately):
![Image](http://www.guypadfield.com/images2004a/arion1.jpg)
![Image](http://www.guypadfield.com/images2004a/escheri1.jpg)
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Re: Common Blue aberration?
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!
gallery/album.php?album_id=305
Cheers,
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gallery/album.php?album_id=305
Cheers,
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Re: Common Blue aberration?
Thanks Lee, it's nice to know my identification skills are improving....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
Re: Common Blue aberration?
Thanks Guy, the elongation does seem very similar to your blues. Very interesting.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
......
Guy
Re: Common Blue aberration?
Hi Pete, I, um, posted 3 images in the gallery you pointed to, got a bit carried away! 2 are from different sides but one is a similar shot and can be deleted (I have no idea how or even if I can do that - I'll leave that down to the site admins to sort out/leavePete Eeles wrote: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!
gallery/album.php?album_id=305
Cheers,
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Re: Common Blue aberration?
Thanks Walt - that's perfect!
Cheers,
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Re: Common Blue aberration?
I have noted similar phenomenon by some of my Reverdin's (in various extent, see album), e.g.:
or Short-tailed:
![Image](http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/phpBB/gallery/image.php?album_id=719&image_id=7203&mode=thumbnail)
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Re: Common Blue aberration?
The Common Blue is ab. radiata
This is rare in the Common Blue and as such a very fortunate find..!
Felix.
This is rare in the Common Blue and as such a very fortunate find..!
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Re: Common Blue aberration?
hi felix,
ive got an image i took last week of a female common blue, in a meadow a short walk from my home, its got one elongated spot on the hindwing, does it make aberration status?
gary
ive got an image i took last week of a female common blue, in a meadow a short walk from my home, its got one elongated spot on the hindwing, does it make aberration status?
gary
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Re: Common Blue aberration?
There seem to be a lot of aberrations around this year. By coincidence, I saw 23425 at Pulpitt Hill, Bucks on 8 August, only a minor aberration though. If I had seen Walt's photo before I went, I would have looked at the numerous Common Blues more closely. I did, however, see Silver-spotted Skipper there for the first time and I haven't seen this species in the UK since Fontmell Down a couple of decades ago.
I also saw 19853, a female, in Var, France, not a great surprise given the unusually cold and wet weather in the early spring.