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Common blue

Polyommatus icarus

Habitat:

forest clearing, resting on Knautia sp.

2 Species ID Suggestions

Blue Butterfly
Polyommatus sp. Polyommatus
The Common Blue
Polyommatus icarus


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6 Comments

Sintija Valucka
Sintija Valucka 10 years ago

Great! And beautiful spotting! :))

Jopy
Jopy 10 years ago

Thanks, sintija for suggestion and explanation! I have to admit that I already knew the ID, just forgot to update! This one is spotted in Bos/Herz. where I have been on holidays :)

Sintija Valucka
Sintija Valucka 10 years ago

It is Polyommatus icarus :)
One very easy way how to distinguish it is by the white spot bewteen those black dots (with white line) and those black ticks that are filled with orange color :D
(great explanation :D I hope you understood :D)

Jopy
Jopy 10 years ago

Thank you, Agnes! I spotted butterfly which is hard to determinate, again! Is it, maybe, P. icarus?

Jopy
Jopy 10 years ago

thank you, Tiz :D

Tiz
Tiz 10 years ago

Fantastic little thing you found there! Super-nice!

Jopy
Spotted by
Jopy

Spotted on Jul 28, 2013
Submitted on Jul 31, 2013

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