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Not sure about this Blue ....
Posted: Wed Jun 12, 2024 8:53 pm
by Charles Nicol
i came across this Blue in the Sundon chalk quarry today. Is it just a Common Blue or something else ?
the underside was very silvery. i did not get a clear view of the upperside.
thanks in advance
Charles
Re: Not sure about this Blue ....
Posted: Wed Jun 12, 2024 9:11 pm
by millerd
Hi Charles - my guess is that this is indeed a Common Blue. The colour of the underside hindwing lunules varies quite a bit - from orange-red through to very pale lemon-yellow - and your one looks as if this has gone to the extreme of them not being coloured at all! Everything else looks like a Common Blue to me, but I'm happy to be put right if I've embarrassingly missed something obvious.
Cheers,
Dave
Re: Not sure about this Blue ....
Posted: Wed Jun 12, 2024 10:42 pm
by Charles Nicol
millerd wrote: ↑Wed Jun 12, 2024 9:11 pm
Hi Charles - my guess is that this is indeed a Common Blue. The colour of the underside hindwing lunules varies quite a bit - from orange-red through to very pale lemon-yellow - and your one looks as if this has gone to the extreme of them not being coloured at all! Everything else looks like a Common Blue to me, but I'm happy to be put right if I've embarrassingly missed something obvious.
Cheers,
Dave
thanks for the expert opinion Dave ! i am sure you are right
Charles
Re: Not sure about this Blue ....
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2024 7:44 am
by bugboy
I agree with Dave, there's nothing else it can be
Re: Not sure about this Blue ....
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2024 7:53 am
by Charles Nicol
bugboy wrote: ↑Thu Jun 13, 2024 7:44 am
I agree with Dave, there's nothing else it can be
thanks bugboy !
Re: Not sure about this Blue ....
Posted: Fri Jun 14, 2024 5:39 pm
by Jack Harrison
I did a PhotoShop fiddle with the image to make the butterfly a little darker. That confirmed Common Blue, but certainly is a pale specimen.
But of course a pale subject like that butterfly against a much darker background plays hell with auto exposure.
Jack
Re: Not sure about this Blue ....
Posted: Fri Jun 14, 2024 9:42 pm
by Charles Nicol
Jack Harrison wrote: ↑Fri Jun 14, 2024 5:39 pm
I did a PhotoShop fiddle with the image to make the butterfly a little darker. That confirmed Common Blue, but certainly is a pale specimen.
But of course a pale subject like that butterfly against a much darker background plays hell with auto exposure.
Jack
thanks for your explorations Jack ! the worst thing is trying to focus on the upperside of an orange tip
