is this a grass jewel ?

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Charles Nicol
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is this a grass jewel ?

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this is from my trip to corfu in august...

could anyone confirm that this is a grass jewel ?

thanks

charles

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Martin
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Sorry, but most deinately not a Grass Jewel - Chilades trochylus.

Fourth butterfly down on the right

http://www.grayling.dircon.co.uk/page15.html

Looks like Common Blue to me.

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Thanks for that Martin !! it does look more like a Common Blue....

Charles
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Charles Nicol wrote:Thanks for that Martin !! it does look more like a Common Blue....

Charles
I can sense your disappointment from London :(

Still, it gives you an excuse to go back :)

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Post by Charles Nicol »

i am already planning my next safari to greece !! maybe samos .... 8)

charles
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