The Blue one again

vawn · Post by **vawn** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 7:23 pm

I'm still trying to find out what this blue butterfly was I saw in my garden the other day. It was large, about 4/5cm across and a pale kind of baby blue colour with no real discernible wing edge colour.
Any ideas?

grumpy · Post by **grumpy** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 8:26 pm

Hi vawn, try googleing Holly Blue see if that fits what you saw.

Best wishes

Dave C

David M · Post by **David M** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 8:49 pm

Was it low to the ground or up in the shrubs?

Can't really see it being anything other than a Holly Blue.

vawn · Post by **vawn** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 9:24 pm

It was up in the shrubs and much much bigger and paler then a Holly Blue

Post by **Padfield** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 9:26 pm

Turquoise?

Large emerald?

Guy

vawn · Post by **vawn** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 9:33 pm

not a large emerald

knida looks like adonis but with no black edge to it n possibly a bit bigger too

vawn · Post by **vawn** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 9:38 pm

Lee Hurrell wrote:Next batch....

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male Orisis Blue?

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Green Underside Blue?

Lee

veeeerrry similar to the second one hmmm...

vawn · Post by **vawn** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 9:44 pm

ugh sorry lol still workin out the intricasies of this forum lol

errr try this (?) the second blue...

viewtopic.php?f=14&t=5421&p=48261&hilit ... ise#p48261

Lee Hurrell · Post by **Lee Hurrell** » Tue Jul 19, 2011 7:02 am

Hi Vawn,

That blue, while turning out most likely to be the European Amanda's Blue was still only Common Blue size.

When I've seen the two flying together, Holly Blues are slightly larger than Common blue and despite the more deep lilac hue of the upperside of fresh males, can appear paler due to the silver undersides. The males too, only have very slight black forewing edges and slight chequering to the margins.

Cheers

Lee

vawn · Post by **vawn** » Thu Jul 21, 2011 7:52 pm

The butterfly I saw was the size of a Cabbage White

David M · Post by **David M** » Thu Jul 21, 2011 8:12 pm

vawn wrote:The butterfly I saw was the size of a Cabbage White

There's no Blue that is comparable in size even to the Small White. Not just here, but throughout Europe.

millerd · Post by **millerd** » Thu Jul 21, 2011 9:28 pm

Isn't the largest European Blue the Iolas? Does anyone have a picture?

Not a likely garden visitor in the UK, mind. I'd say a release from a butterfly farm is more likely, though the ones I've seen in such places (Blue Morpho) are huge.

Dave

vawn · Post by **vawn** » Fri Jul 22, 2011 3:19 pm

millerd wrote:Isn't the largest European Blue the Iolas? Does anyone have a picture?

Not a likely garden visitor in the UK, mind. I'd say a release from a butterfly farm is more likely, though the ones I've seen in such places (Blue Morpho) are huge.

Dave

one final question, are you actually a genius?

http://picasaweb.google.com/AKotlobay/T ... 0196137090

that's the fella, at least in colour, can't seem to find any description as to size. so now all i have to do is found out where it could have been released from lol

Post by **Padfield** » Fri Jul 22, 2011 3:44 pm

My own photos and description of iolas are here: http://www.guypadfield.com/iolasblue.html.

Nothing is impossible, and I don't doubt Millerd is a genius

, but I would consider it extremely improbable that an iolas blue should be seen in the UK, for whatever reason, especially so far out of season. I guess stranger things have happened!

Guy

vawn · Post by **vawn** » Fri Jul 22, 2011 6:06 pm

well, it's the closest thing to an id i can get atm...

and that's a really cool butterfly sight too

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