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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gavia_immer" data-source="post: 1517056" data-attributes="member: 65934">Hi, all!I have given a serious thought to all the last Blues and I have reached the following conclusions:pic 3 that I said I didn't know what it was: the best candidate to me is Mazarine blue. The upperside color is adecuate (blue with a violet hue, not bright turquose blue) and it has a broad dark band by the white edges. I didn't remember the dark band on Mazarine (I trust too much the underside and never paid serious attention to the upperwing). Of course, without the underside I cannot be 100% sure as the blue upperside can be deceiving.Of the last 5 pics:1 & 2: I am starting to think they are simply Common Blue. Sorry. White edges, blue-violet upperwing with no trace of dark band. At least, that is the most likely.3, 4 & 5: Plebejus of some kind, Silver-studded most likely. Dark blue upperwing with very broad dark band and broad white edges. It is shouting 'I am a Plebejus!' Now, if they are different species and considering the unusual species you have in Eastern Europe (that I confess I don't know very well) I don't dare to assure it. Must study a bit to reach a conclussion on that.Hope this help.</blockquote>