Hybrid or Aberrant
Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2012 2:46 pm
My Mum took these pictures in Aveyron in France this year in June and I was asked what species it was.
I have absolutely no idea.
Firstly it has a cell spot indicating Polyommatus Blues or something like Adonis or Chalkhill. The latter two were ruled out as there is no chequering of the white margins.
The upperwing colour resembles most a Turquoise Blue slightly shiny and a bit turquoise.
The underside has no orange which could always be an aberration thus making the hindwing look like that of Amanda's Blue but totally lacking orange.
I ended up thinking either Eros Blue from the underside but with an unusual upperside colour and no thick dark margin or just an aberrant Common Blue lacking orange on the underside with a slightly unusual upperside colour or was it a hybrid. Can Common Blue and Chalkhill Blue hybridise?
Any help and thoughts would be appreciated.
I have absolutely no idea.
Firstly it has a cell spot indicating Polyommatus Blues or something like Adonis or Chalkhill. The latter two were ruled out as there is no chequering of the white margins.
The upperwing colour resembles most a Turquoise Blue slightly shiny and a bit turquoise.
The underside has no orange which could always be an aberration thus making the hindwing look like that of Amanda's Blue but totally lacking orange.
I ended up thinking either Eros Blue from the underside but with an unusual upperside colour and no thick dark margin or just an aberrant Common Blue lacking orange on the underside with a slightly unusual upperside colour or was it a hybrid. Can Common Blue and Chalkhill Blue hybridise?
Any help and thoughts would be appreciated.