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The Blue one again
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 7:23 pm
by vawn
I'm still trying to find out what this blue butterfly was I saw in my garden the other day. It was large, about 4/5cm across and a pale kind of baby blue colour with no real discernible wing edge colour.
Any ideas?
Re: The Blue one again
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 8:26 pm
by grumpy
Hi vawn, try googleing Holly Blue see if that fits what you saw.
Best wishes
Dave C
Re: The Blue one again
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 8:49 pm
by David M
Was it low to the ground or up in the shrubs?
Can't really see it being anything other than a Holly Blue.
Re: The Blue one again
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 9:24 pm
by vawn
It was up in the shrubs and much much bigger and paler then a Holly Blue
Re: The Blue one again
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 9:26 pm
by Padfield
Turquoise?
Large emerald?
Guy
Re: The Blue one again
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 9:33 pm
by vawn
not a large emerald
knida looks like adonis but with no black edge to it n possibly a bit bigger too
Re: The Blue one again
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 9:38 pm
by vawn
Lee Hurrell wrote:Next batch....
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male Orisis Blue?
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Green Underside Blue?
Lee
veeeerrry similar to the second one hmmm...
Re: The Blue one again
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 9:44 pm
by vawn
ugh sorry lol still workin out the intricasies of this forum lol
errr try this (?) the second blue...
viewtopic.php?f=14&t=5421&p=48261&hilit ... ise#p48261
Re: The Blue one again
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 7:02 am
by Lee Hurrell
Hi Vawn,
That blue, while turning out most likely to be the European Amanda's Blue was still only Common Blue size.
When I've seen the two flying together, Holly Blues are slightly larger than Common blue and despite the more deep lilac hue of the upperside of fresh males, can appear paler due to the silver undersides. The males too, only have very slight black forewing edges and slight chequering to the margins.
Cheers
Lee
Re: The Blue one again
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 7:52 pm
by vawn
The butterfly I saw was the size of a Cabbage White
Re: The Blue one again
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 8:12 pm
by David M
vawn wrote:The butterfly I saw was the size of a Cabbage White
There's no Blue that is comparable in size even to the Small White. Not just here, but throughout Europe.
Re: The Blue one again
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 9:28 pm
by millerd
Isn't the largest European Blue the Iolas? Does anyone have a picture?
Not a likely garden visitor in the UK, mind. I'd say a release from a butterfly farm is more likely, though the ones I've seen in such places (Blue Morpho) are huge.
Dave
Re: The Blue one again
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 3:19 pm
by vawn
millerd wrote:Isn't the largest European Blue the Iolas? Does anyone have a picture?
Not a likely garden visitor in the UK, mind. I'd say a release from a butterfly farm is more likely, though the ones I've seen in such places (Blue Morpho) are huge.
Dave
one final question, are you actually a genius?
http://picasaweb.google.com/AKotlobay/T ... 0196137090
that's the fella, at least in colour, can't seem to find any description as to size. so now all i have to do is found out where it could have been released from lol
Re: The Blue one again
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 3:44 pm
by Padfield
My own photos and description of
iolas are here:
http://www.guypadfield.com/iolasblue.html.
Nothing is impossible, and I don't doubt Millerd is a genius
, but I would consider it extremely improbable that an iolas blue should be seen in the UK, for whatever reason, especially so far out of season. I guess stranger things have happened!
Guy
Re: The Blue one again
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 6:06 pm
by vawn
well, it's the closest thing to an id i can get atm...
and that's a really cool butterfly sight too