Common Blue Female
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2022 10:20 am
I was in the Lyth Valley in Cumbria yesterday looking for High Brown Fritillaries. I saw 4 but it was a female Common Blue that stole the show for me. I saw 2 with a lot of blue on them but thought they were probably within the normal range. The third one I saw had even more blue on it so I tried to get some photos.The photo doesn't do it justice as it was a stunning shade of blue.
When I got home I read about female Common Blues and looked at many photos on this site and others, and in books. The ones most like the butterfly I saw were of subspecies Mariscolore found in Ireland and north west Scotland. Can anyone please confirm this from my poor photo?
Thank you,
Sarah.
When I got home I read about female Common Blues and looked at many photos on this site and others, and in books. The ones most like the butterfly I saw were of subspecies Mariscolore found in Ireland and north west Scotland. Can anyone please confirm this from my poor photo?
Thank you,
Sarah.