Blue - near Koszalin, Poland (1 Viewer)

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DoghouseRiley

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• Jun 18, 2019

• #1

Hi All

Just got back from a family holiday at a friend's place in a clearing at the edge of a forest. Apart from feeding most of the horseflies there, I took some pictures and I am struggling to ID some of them. May be you can help?

First up is a Blue, it was the only one I saw that had dark edges to the upper wings. It was flitting through tall grass, feeding on the clover and I was trying not to stumble across the numerous adders. These are the only two pictures I managed before it kited away on the wind and disappeared from sight.

Thanks, Gareth

 

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Andy Adcock

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• Jun 18, 2019

• #2

Looks like Common Blue to me.

 

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DoghouseRiley

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• Jun 18, 2019

• #3

Hi Andy
Thanks for coming back so quickly. So are the dark areas just due to age, I noticed it was a little tatty. I was wondering if it could be an Amandas Blue? They are recorded nearby.
Gareth

PS. Just looked here - http://baza.biomap.pl/pl/taxon/spec...1697-20180127014300-Polyommatus_amanda....JPG
The under-wing markings look identical?

 

Last edited: Jun 18, 2019

Andy Adcock

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• Jun 18, 2019

• #4

Amanda's lacks the extra spot toward the front of the forewing.

 

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DoghouseRiley

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• Jun 18, 2019

• #5

I see what you mean Andy. So the dark areas are just age related or a dark form?

Gareth

 

Andy Adcock

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• Jun 19, 2019

• #6

DoghouseRiley said:

I see what you mean Andy. So the dark areas are just age related or a dark form?

Gareth

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Not actually sure tbh but I see Amanda's on my patch in Russia, almost every day in the summer.

 

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DoghouseRiley

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• Jun 19, 2019

• #7

Thanks Andy

 

Andy Adcock

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• Jun 19, 2019

• #8

Here's one of my shots of Amanda's.

Notice on your shot also the white smudge that runs from the row of orange dots in to the black dots.

 

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DoghouseRiley

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• Jun 19, 2019

• #9

Thanks Andy, clearly different