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Common Blue

Polyommatus icarus

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Field Notes

Description:

There are several similar looking species. I thought it might be Brown Argus but Common Blue looks much closer.

Habitat:

Coastal marshes.

Species ID Suggestions

Common Blue

Polyommatus icarus

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Comments (3)
KostasZontanos
You 're welcome Malcolm. Indeed there are several similar looking species and is very difficult to be sure for the identification.
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
Thanks for the correction Kostas, I agree your suggestion looks much closer than mine.
KostasZontanos
I'm almost sure that it's a female Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus)

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PublishedMarch 30, 2014

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