brown argus

Taken this summer when there were quite a few butterflies and insects in that old orchard near the harbour.I spent some happy hours kneeling and sitting on the grass and trying to capture them as best as I could.

Another shot from the reserve at Summer Leys

This pretty butterfly opened its wings just once, not long enough to photograph, however the markings are conclusive for Brown Argus. A first for me.

nicely perched for a photo

I've been looking for one of these for a while and by chance found one on my local patch in amongst the Common Blues. Thanks to the ID forum for confirmation.

A female Brown Argus catches the last of the sun earlier this evening

It's been a bit cool recently, but still quite a few of these about

This is my first Brown Argus,what a cracker. after a rubbish day, this made it all worthwhile.

Would you believe it Marian i inadvertently did manage to capture the underwing.

Miserable weather this weekend so here's a shot from last week when the sun shone.

I'd really like to think this is a Brown Argus & not a female Common Blue. What'd you think?

I know Im hopeless at Blue Butterflies ID. At the beginning I thought this one was a Brown Argus but now I seriously doubt it. Can anybody say what it is, or at least confirm that at it is not a Brown Argus? The shot was taken in Madrid area, Central Spain, medium elevation mountains, by the...

I found these Common Blues and a Brown Argus roosting at the end of a day, and they were still like that the following morning

I noticed this mating pair of Brown Argus in an area known locally as Scratchy Bottom (a name that amused me) near Durdle Door on the Dorset coast.