Andy Adcock
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Common Blue or Brown Argus (2 Viewers)
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The underwing looks very like Polyommatus thersites - Chapman's Blue.
I couldn't rule out a female Chapman's from that photo but I'm no expert on butterflies, and my familiarity with what's found in your location is practically zero... Hopefully someone else will be able to offer a positive id.
I couldn't rule out a female Chapman's from that photo but I'm no expert on butterflies, and my familiarity with what's found in your location is practically zero... Hopefully someone else will be able to offer a positive id.
Andy Adcock
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Chapman's isn't here.
Interesting - I know it's found as far East as Iran, and South as far as North Africa, but unless you've got a first for Cyprus that does rule out Chapman's!
In which case I'd lean Common Blue, but as I said I'm far from an expert.
Andy Adcock
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I'll look for it again soon, may still be there as they seemed to like the flowers there.
The ground colour seems very dark to me for Common and there isn't even a hint of blue at the wing base?
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Hi Andy
Yes that Butterflie is a beauty Indeed, I photographed mine today but clearly showing the extra spot the tops of the wings of my Butterflie were uniform brown with the orange spots Identifying a male brown Argus but from the underside of the wings this does not seem the case so from this I believe unless you get views from below of the spots Id is unreliable from above.
Yes that Butterflie is a beauty Indeed, I photographed mine today but clearly showing the extra spot the tops of the wings of my Butterflie were uniform brown with the orange spots Identifying a male brown Argus but from the underside of the wings this does not seem the case so from this I believe unless you get views from below of the spots Id is unreliable from above.
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