An unusual Chalkhill Blue.
Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2021 7:19 pm
Visited Lydden/Temple Ewell reserve (in Kent ) for a couple of hours this afternoon ,and amongst the hoards i stumbled across this male ,on the face of it ,a fairly ordinary male Chalkhill ,but what was so striking about it ,was that from several metres away ,i saw something shining in the grass tops ,almost like a bit of silver paper ,i got the bins on it ,and was amazed to see that it was a male Chalkhill Blue ,positively glinting !
Try as i might i couldn,t capture its shine .............. never seen one like it . As i tried in vane to get a reasonable shot of the insect the sun went behind the clouds ,and momentarily it clapped its wings shut to show another unexpected anomaly ................its underwings were un-spotted (forgotten the name of the AB;) all in all a very unusual Chalkhill. Regards Allan.W.
Try as i might i couldn,t capture its shine .............. never seen one like it . As i tried in vane to get a reasonable shot of the insect the sun went behind the clouds ,and momentarily it clapped its wings shut to show another unexpected anomaly ................its underwings were un-spotted (forgotten the name of the AB;) all in all a very unusual Chalkhill. Regards Allan.W.