Blue ID please

sahikmet · Post by **sahikmet** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 1:54 pm

Taken at Mill Hill Sussex. Is it a female Adonis blue?

Dave Mac · Post by **Dave Mac** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 3:24 pm

Hi, I'm sure one of the forum experts will give you a definitive answer shortly, but for what its worth I think that Adonis blues have dark grey banding across the white margins around the edges of the wings. I hope I'm wrong as Adonis pictures are hard to come by
Cheers
Dave

Post by **Padfield** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 3:37 pm

I think this is a female common blue. As Dave Mac says, Adonis blues have prominent chequering in the white margin of both wings, while common blue has partial half-chequering. This insect has indistinct half-chequering on the hindwing and no chequering on the forewing.

Sorry!

Guy

Gruditch · Post by **Gruditch** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 3:52 pm

Like this I took today

Gruditch

Post by **Padfield** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 4:01 pm

Exactly!!

Guy

sahikmet · Post by **sahikmet** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 4:28 pm

Thanks to all of you for your help. Lovely picture Gruditch. L:ooking at the comments and the picture I presume my other one could be Adonis blue. The attached are of the same butterfly.

Cheers

Sezar

Gruditch · Post by **Gruditch** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 5:09 pm

Yeah I'd say that one is a Adonis Sezar,

Gruditch

sahikmet · Post by **sahikmet** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 5:12 pm

Thanks Gruditch

Cheers

Sezar

Gruditch wrote:Yeah I'd say that one is a Adonis Sezar,

Gruditch