Silver studded blue?

mrs fish · #1 (**permalink**) 03-09-2006, 09:21 AM

I have posted a pic of what could be a silver studded blue butterfly,I have read that they were at minsmere this summer and this was along the coast at Felixstowe.
Sorry I don't know how to get the picture on this post

It is in the Gallery.

speckled wood · #2 (**permalink**) 03-09-2006, 09:36 AM

Looks more like a common blue to me, the orange dots around the edges of the wings are usually slightly "squarer". The silver-studded blue is smaller than the common blue. Time of appearance is late June until early August.

They are mentioned as being at Minsmere, I would expect them to be on the Heather in the "heathland"area.

mrs fish · #3 (**permalink**) 03-09-2006, 10:16 AM

Thanks, I have compared their wing tips from my book and it had a fine black line whereas the ss is wider and brown colour, so it is the common.
It was on sea holly and was August 12/13th.