Two blues feeding on plum blossom in my garden in Morecambe today. I'm no expert and looking at the guide books would suggest they look like Silver studded blues, but presumably timing and location would mean almost certainly that they're Common blue?
They were about 30mm across, pale blue, no obvious markings on the upper wing surfaces (they kept wings closed when resting so impossible to see properly), underwings were blue with no trace of brown, peripheral ring of orange dots each with black/dark eye. No other underwing markings visible - no black dots or ribs. Very flighty - would settle for perhaps 30 seconds before flying off into a local conifer and return several minutes later. I'd appreciate any comments on identification
thanks
two blues
- Pete Eeles
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These are almost certainly Holly Blue, Jon. See http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/species. ... lly%20Blue.
Cheers,
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Cheers,
- Pete
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