Washed out Holly Blue
Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2020 10:12 am
Apologies for this late posting but I am afraid domestic chores have taken a precedence of the last couple of weeks.
I spotted this unusual butterfly briefly on Bramble Blossom on a Devon coastal path on the 9th August whilst hunting for Clouded Yellows.
At first in flight I thought it was a rather small ,Small White, but as it landed I realized it was probably a Holly Blue. However is was either very washed out or an ab,Form. It was a dirty white colour with no trace of blue as if a Holly Blue with no pigments. But it may have just be at the end of its Life Cycle and simply completely faded. I only managed one clear photo before it flitted off.
Any thoughts welcome.
I spotted this unusual butterfly briefly on Bramble Blossom on a Devon coastal path on the 9th August whilst hunting for Clouded Yellows.
At first in flight I thought it was a rather small ,Small White, but as it landed I realized it was probably a Holly Blue. However is was either very washed out or an ab,Form. It was a dirty white colour with no trace of blue as if a Holly Blue with no pigments. But it may have just be at the end of its Life Cycle and simply completely faded. I only managed one clear photo before it flitted off.
Any thoughts welcome.