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Silver-studded Blue

Plebejus argus

Description:

Most easily confused with the Common Blue, it is generally slightly smaller and in the male the blue is a darker shade. The Common Blue also has an additional black spot at the base of the underside forewing.

Habitat:

heathland, calcerous grassland and dunes.

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4 Comments

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Lovely shot Anne!

AnjaliAnantharam
AnjaliAnantharam 12 years ago

Its a nice sharp photograph Anne... :)

courtneyhitson
courtneyhitson 12 years ago

Nice sharp and clear picture! Great find!

Atul
Atul 12 years ago

thats a fine butterfly Anne!!really nice!

AnneSorbes
Spotted by
AnneSorbes

Beynat, Limousin, Tromelin Island

Spotted on Jul 8, 2011
Submitted on Dec 7, 2011

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