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Common Blue

Polyommatus icarus

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Description:

The Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) is a small butterfly in the family Lycaenidae, widespread over much of the Palaearctic.

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injica
injica 11 years ago
Common Blue
Polyommatus icarus Common Blue


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9 Comments

Caleb Steindel
Caleb Steindel 10 years ago

pretty, pamsai~!

pamsai
pamsai 10 years ago

thanks injica for the ID...

pamsai
pamsai 10 years ago

that looks like the one AlisonM - Polyommatus icarus!

pamsai
pamsai 11 years ago

thank you junipurr...

AllisonM
AllisonM 11 years ago

Polyommatus icarus?

AllisonM
AllisonM 11 years ago

Thank you very much pamsai.

pamsai
pamsai 11 years ago

@AllisonM, yes, it looks like the same. I'll let you know if I get an ID for it... thanks for the compliment.

AllisonM
AllisonM 11 years ago

Hello. I took a picture of a butterfly today in south of france about 250 km from Barcelona, and it looks quite similar. This is my spotting http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/131.... Can you help with the ID. Your picture is so much better than mine!
Thanks

junipurr
junipurr 11 years ago

What a beauty!!!

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pamsai
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Guardiola de Berguedà, Catalunya/Cataluña, Spain

Spotted on Aug 19, 2012
Submitted on Aug 19, 2012

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