David Element

Wildlife Photography

and Digital Video Images

________ Butterflies 10 - Lycaenidae - Blues

                 LONG-TAILED BLUE Lampides boeticus (m) (France)

        SMALL BLUE Cupido minimus (m)               HOLLY BLUE Celastrina argiolus (m)

          GREEN-UNDERSIDE BLUE Glaucopsyche alexis (f) (Spain)

             MOUNTAIN ALCON BLUE Maculinea rebeli (m) (Spain)

                        SILVER-STUDDED BLUE Plebejus argus (m)

      BROWN ARGUS Aricia agestis (f)           TURQUOISE BLUE Plebicula dorylas (m) 

                            CHALKHILL BLUE Lysandra coridon (m) 

           ADONIS BLUE Lysandra bellargus (f) var. ceronus (Spain)

                           COMMON BLUE Polyommatus icarus (m)

• The above photographs illustrate a selection of British and Northern European Blue butterflies. Blues are notoriously difficult to identify in the field or even from photographs if their wings are worn. It is hoped that the Mountain Alcon Blue Maculinea rebeli is a correct identification. The location (Reserva Nacional de Saja) was certainly appropriate for this rarity.

Links to 'ARKive' species accounts:

• For further information about the Adonis Blue Butterfly use the following link: http://www.arkive.org/species/speciesOverview.do?id=4888

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