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Common Blue

Polycommatus icarus

Description:

In Denish: "Almindelig blåfugl" (Polycommatus icarus)

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10 Comments

Christiane
Christiane 12 years ago

Wow ... Really nice photo!

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

Beautiful picture!

Aalestrup
Aalestrup 12 years ago

The plant is a Carduus crispus:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carduus_cri...

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

After my first comment I noticed to the flower which is small and realized my mistake... Its small Lamprachaenium(or similar from Asteraceae family) plant flower.

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Damn...some times I confused with inner and outer wing shades.. :)

Aalestrup
Aalestrup 12 years ago

# AshishNimkar

yes you did, but I was writing at the same time! :))

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Frank I immediately acknowledged..!!

Aalestrup
Aalestrup 12 years ago

No! its not a Gray Pansy but a Common Blue :)

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Sorry Common Blue..!!

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

No doubt..Gray Pansy...!!

Aalestrup
Spotted by
Aalestrup

Region Midtjylland, Denmark

Spotted on Jun 12, 2011
Submitted on Jun 13, 2011

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