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Polyommatus icarus  Animal,Animalia,Arthropoda,Bulgaria,Common blue,Europe,Geotagged,Insect,Insecta,Lepidoptera,Lycaenidae,Nature,Polyommatus icarus,Sofia,Summer Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

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  1. Beautiful color contrast! Posted 5 years ago
  2. Well composed too! Posted 5 years ago
  3. Fabulous shot Jivko - you're clearly more patient than I am :o) Posted 5 years ago
  4. Thank you, guys! But it seems the ID is wrong. As this is an old specimen, it misled my FB friends. Finally, they diecided it P.icarus. Posted 5 years ago

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The common blue butterfly is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae and subfamily Polyommatinae. The butterfly is found throughout the Palearctic. Butterflies in the Polyommatinae are collectively called blues, from the coloring of the wings. Common blue males usually have wings that are blue above with a black-brown border and a white fringe. The females are usually brown above with a blue dusting and orange spots.

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Jivko Nakev
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By Jivko Nakev

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Uploaded Mar 21, 2020. Captured Sep 14, 2019 10:47 in Unnamed Road, 2117, Bulgaria.
  • Canon EOS 7D Mark II
  • f/11.0
  • 1/160s
  • ISO125
  • 100mm