Feb 9, 2014 - The remaining photos from my walk earlier in the week - a sunny afternoon after a grey morning. Male common blues have violet-blue upper wings with grey-beige undersides. Sep 3, 2016 - This Pin was discovered by Cindy Aldridge. The female of the species is a morph mimic of the common Indian crow butterfly. One of the most common damselflies in the UK. One of the most common damselflies in the UK. This butterfly has a black spot on the inner half of the forewing. 4. Discover (and save!)

However, there is no figure-of-eight midway on the leading edge of the hindwing and there are no lines crossing the outer fringe of both wings. Instead, she is brownish-black, with faint white markings on the edge of her wings. Male: blue and black with a mushroom/button shaped mark on segment 2 (below the wing base). The males are blue, while the colour of the females varies … Of the two sexes, it is the female Common Blue that causes most confusion with the Northern Brown Argus. I did however got some photos I was very pleased with. It is a female Common Blue.

Male holly blues have sky-blue upper wings with narrow, black borders, whereas females have broad, dull black borders. Wings are bright blue. Male uppersides are an iridescent lilac blue with a thin black border.

The Holly Blue is easily identified in early spring, as it emerges well before other blue butterflies. Common Blue male (left) and Holly Blue male (right) Common Blue and Northern Brown Argus. Instead, she is brownish-black, with faint white markings on the edge of her wings.
Watch Queue Queue Common Blue. However, the female Common Eggfly does not have the bright white “egg spots” and purple iridescence on her wings. The blue present in a female Common Blue is highly variable, with individuals ranging from almost completely blue through to completely brown. It is a female Common Blue. So here is a quick guide to butterfly identification for 22 of the common species in North America, complete with pictures and a little bit about each … The common blue is a small blue butterfly that flies throughout the summer between April and October. The Common Blue is a beautiful and small butterfly (35mm wing span).

Of the two sexes, it is the female Common Blue that causes most confusion with the Northern Brown Argus.
The legs and antennae are black and white. Common blue: This is the most widespread blue butterfly in Britain, according to Butterfly Conservation.

Common Blue Polyommatus (Lysandra) icarus . It is the common form found on the open downs of southern England, and has a … Female: black and either blue or dull green with a thistle shaped mark on segment 2 (below the wing base). Female Common Eggfly Butterflies Are Without “Eggs” Not literally, of course!