ID - Blue - Sicily

[Willem]

Hello,

A blue photographed in Sicily. Any clue... ?



Thanks a lot.

[Padfield]

From the position of the spots I'd hazard a guess at green-underside blue, Glaucopsyche alexis. The extent of what seems to be green scaling supports this, even though it is not very bright in this picture. Green-underside blue often shows reduced spotting, as here. The other alternative, of little blue (Cupido minimus), matches this spot pattern less well, but is still in the picture. Size would help.

Guy