Photographs of male and female Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) butterfly, taken August 2015, clifftop, Daddyhole Plain, Torquay, Devon. © Pete Hillman 2015. Camera used Nikon D3200, with Sigma 105mm macro lens.
The Colours of Summer
Photographs of male and female Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) butterfly, taken August 2015, clifftop, Daddyhole Plain, Torquay, Devon. © Pete Hillman 2015. Camera used Nikon D3200, with Sigma 105mm macro lens.
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Wow, such a difference.
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Yes, although this shows the underside of the female, they are a lot darker and vary from brown to violet, as opposed to the striking blue of the male.
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